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WAEC Government 1996 Question 45

Question 45

Constitutional Development in Nigeria

That Nigeria attained republican status through the 1963 constitution means that it

  1. A.introduced the executive presidential system of government
  2. B.severed the remaining links with the British monarch
  3. C.created a unitary state
  4. D.introduced a multi-party system
  5. E.ensured that the cabinet was no longer responsible to the legislature.
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Answer: B (severed the remaining links with the British monarch)

Explanation

Becoming a republic in 1963 meant the British Queen was no longer Nigeria's Head of State; a Nigerian President replaced her. The system stayed parliamentary.