WAEC Government 2011 Question 47

Question 47

Constitutional Development in Nigeria

The first British West African country to practise the elective principle was

  1. A.Nigeria.
  2. B.The Gambia.
  3. C.Sierra Leone.
  4. D.Ghana.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (Nigeria.)

Explanation

Nigeria's Clifford Constitution (1922) came before Sierra Leone's (1924) and the Gold Coast's (1925).