WAEC Government 2006 Question 44

Question 44

Nationalism

National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) failed to achieve its aims initially because

  1. A.the chiefs and Governors opposed those aims
  2. B.African workers opposed those aims
  3. C.Africans employed Europeans to write those aims
  4. D.the congress failed to bring foreigners into its fold.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (the chiefs and Governors opposed those aims)

Explanation

Colonial governors such as Clifford, and some chiefs like Nana Ofori Atta, opposed the Congress and said it did not represent the people.