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UI Post-UTME Government 2019 (Model questions) Question 13

Question 13

Nigerian Federalism

The Military government of General Yakubu Gowon carved Nigeria into a federation of twelve states in 1967 primarily to address the problem of

  1. A.divided by the Northern Cameroon
  2. B.bickering over the revenue sharing formular
  3. C.complaints of structural imbalance among the region
  4. D.the controversial issue of state police.
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Answer: C (complaints of structural imbalance among the region)

Explanation

The North alone was bigger than the other regions put together; creating 12 states in 1967 aimed to correct this structural imbalance.