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WAEC Government 1988 Question 16

Question 16

Citizenship, Rights and Duties

A Nigerian citizen can only be deprived of his citizenship if he is

  1. A.condemned to death.
  2. B.convicted by a court of law.
  3. C.married to a foreigner.
  4. D.holding a dual citizenship.
  5. E.an armed robber.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (holding a dual citizenship.)

Explanation

Under the 1979 Constitution a Nigerian (other than by birth-right dual nationality) who acquired another country's citizenship lost Nigerian citizenship. The 1999 Constitution now allows Nigerians by birth to hold dual citizenship.