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UI Post-UTME Government 2019 (Model questions) Question 20

Question 20

Nigerian Federalism

Nigeria's model of federalism is said to be organic because

  1. A.it has three tiers structure
  2. B.the federal government wields more power than the state governments
  3. C.both the state governments and local governments rely on the federal government for funding
  4. D.all the component states were created by the federal government.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (all the component states were created by the federal government.)

Explanation

Nigeria's states did not come together to form the union; they were carved out by the central government, which is why its federalism is described this way.