Question 51
Franchise, Elections and Electoral SystemsThe controversy over the 1979 Presidential election result was
- A.over the dispute on the conduct of the election.
- B.because educated Nigerians did not approve who received the number of votes.
- C.due to the interpretation of 1/4 of the vote cast in 2/3 of all the states in the Federation.
- D.because the winning candidate did not pay his taxes as and when due in the past three years.
- E.because one of the candidates was declared elected when the result for one of the states had not been received.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C (due to the interpretation of 1/4 of the vote cast in 2/3 of all the states in the Federation.)
Explanation
The dispute was about what 'at least one quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the 19 states' meant (12⅔ states).