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JAMB Government 2001 Question 39

Question 39

Nigeria's Foreign Policy

A major factor that influenced the formulation of Nigeria foreign policy in the First Republic was

  1. A.geographical location
  2. B.the colonial legacy
  3. C.economic consideration
  4. D.the parliamentary system
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Answer: B (the colonial legacy)

Explanation

Close ties with Britain, inherited from colonial rule, made Balewa's foreign policy strongly pro-British and pro-Western.