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WAEC Government 1997 Question 44

Question 44

Constitutional Development in Nigeria

One defect of the Macpherson Constitution was that

  1. A.franchise was still limited to Lagos and Calabar
  2. B.Nigerians were not given representation in the Parliament
  3. C.Nigerian ministers were not charged with full ministerial responsibility
  4. D.Nigerians were not consulted before introducing the constitution
  5. E.Nigerians could not discuss their own affairs in the regional assemblies.
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Answer: C (Nigerian ministers were not charged with full ministerial responsibility)

Explanation

Under the 1951 Macpherson Constitution Nigerian ministers had no portfolios or departments to run, so they lacked real ministerial responsibility. Nigerians were widely consulted before it was made.