The National Congress of British West Africa, founded in 1919 was the brainchild of

A. Casely Hayford

B. Herbe Macaulay

C. John Mensah Sarbah

D. Nnamdi Azikwe

E. Obafemi Awolowo

The council of state under the military government in Nigeria was made up of the following members EXCEPT

A. Chief of General Staff

B. Former Heads of State

C. Head of State/President

D. Inspector General of Police

E. State Military Governors

The process by which majority of the electorate participate in the affairs of the country is called

A. election

B. opinion polls

C. plebiscite

D. public opinion

E. referendum

For a presidential candidate to be elected in Nigeria, he had to satisfy the following conditions EXCEPT: he

A. must secured one-quarter of the votes cast in an election

B. must be presented by a registered political party

C. should not be insane

D. should not be bankrupt

E. must be a Nigerian citizen

All these are the purposes of government EXCEPT

A. Create condition for good life

B. Deal decisively with all opposition

C. Ensure safety of life and property

D. Ensure mechanism of change and succession

E. Keep peace and maintain order

A political system in which both the government and opposition exist is called ........ system.

A. coalition

B. the factor two party

C. multi party

D. single party

E. two party

The administration of the French speaking West African Territories was centralized under one Governor General based ir

A. Bamako

B. Cotonou

C. Dakar

D. Goree

E. Guinea

A system of government by few privilege and powerful people is called

A. communism

B. democracy

C. oligarchy

D. socialism

E. totalitarianism

A collection of reactions of the people on issues that affect them is referred to as

A. opinion poll

B. public interest

C. public opinion

D. pressure groups

E. sentiments

Ln the system of indirect rule in Nigeria, the British officials acted as

A. adjudicators

B. advisers

C. chiefs

D. councilors

E. ministers