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WAEC Government 1997 Question 18

Question 18

Citizenship, Rights and Duties

A Nigerian may lose his citizenship if he

  1. A.is convicted for a criminal offence
  2. B.renounces it in exchange for another
  3. C.loses his international passport
  4. D.is deported from a foreign country
  5. E.fails to pay his taxes.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (renounces it in exchange for another)

Explanation

A citizen who formally gives up (renounces) his citizenship, for example to take another country's citizenship, loses it. Crime, deportation or unpaid tax do not remove citizenship by birth.