JAMB Government 1993 Question 40

Question 40

Military Rule

Diarchy refers to the

  1. A.rule by the government and the opposition parties
  2. B.mixture of parliamentary and presidential systems
  3. C.rule of political and economic elites
  4. D.rule by the military and civilians.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (rule by the military and civilians.)

Explanation

Diarchy (dyarchy) is joint rule by the military and civilians, an idea proposed by Azikiwe in the 1970s.