WAEC Government 1988 Question 20

Question 20

Franchise, Elections and Electoral Systems

The major problem that arose from the 1979 election centred around the

  1. A.inability of many voters to find their names on the voters register.
  2. B.cancellation of election results in many constituencies because of alleged irregularities.
  3. C.inability of some dissatisfied candidates to seek redress in the court of law.
  4. D.controversy over the presidential election result
  5. E.widespread complaint that too many elections were scheduled too close together.
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Answer: D (controversy over the presidential election result)

Explanation

The 1979 presidential result was disputed over whether Shagari's 25% in 12⅔ states met the 'two-thirds of the states' rule (Awolowo v. Shagari).