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JAMB Government 1994 Question 25

Question 25

Constitutional Development in Nigeria

A thorny issue during the 1957/58 Nigerian constitutional conferences was the

  1. A.leadership of the first post-independence government
  2. B.problem of ethnic minorities
  3. C.control of the Mid-West by the Western Region
  4. D.status of Lagos
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Answer: B (problem of ethnic minorities)

Explanation

Minority groups feared domination by the major ethnic groups and demanded their own states. The conference set up the Willink Commission (1957) to look into their fears.