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WAEC Government 1992 Question 45

Question 45

Constitutional Development in Nigeria

The immediate cause of the 1953 Kano riot was the

  1. A.existence of regionally-based political parties.
  2. B.weakness of 1946 Richards constitution.
  3. C.failure of Macapherson's constitution to provide for the post of Prime Minister.
  4. D.humiliation of Northern legislators in Lagos.
  5. E.ambition of some politicians to secure independence from British by force.
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Answer: D (humiliation of Northern legislators in Lagos.)

Explanation

Northern members were jeered and insulted in Lagos after opposing Enahoro's 1953 self-government motion; the AG tour of Kano soon after sparked the riot.