Theory question 107
Constitutional Development in NigeriaSection B (answer four questions in all, two from each section)
Trace the constitutional evolution of the federalism in Nigeria up to 1954.
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1914 amalgamation: North and South joined but administered separately
1939: Southern Provinces split into East and West, making three groups of provinces
1946 Richards Constitution: three regions with regional Houses of Assembly (regionalism)
1951 Macpherson Constitution: regional legislatures with law-making powers and regional executive councils; quasi-federal
1953 crisis (Enahoro motion, Kano riots) and London conference: agreed on a federal system
1954 Lyttleton Constitution: true federation of three regions plus federal territory of Lagos and Southern Cameroons; division of powers into exclusive, concurrent and residual lists; regional Premiers; regional public services and judiciaries; Federal Supreme Court
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