WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 118

586.

The chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) during the Second republic in Nigeria was

A.

Aminu Kano

B.

Joseph Wayas

C.

Ume Ezeoke

D.

Obafemi Awolowo

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

587.

In the Hause/Fulani traditional political administration, the Madawaki was the

A.

chief judge

B.

chief tax collector

C.

head of fishermen

D.

commander of the calvary

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

588.

After the annexation in 1861, Lagos became a

A.

trust territory

B.

crown colony

C.

protectorate

D.

consular territory

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

589.

A major reason why the warrant chiefs were rejected in Eastern Nigeria was that

A.

the chiefs were illiterates

B.

the chiefs were illiterates

C.

they usurped the positions of the nationalists

D.

they usurped the positions of the nationalists

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

590.

The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) collapsed because of

A.

leadership struggle

B.

the ban on the press by the government

C.

high-handedness by the leadership

D.

corruption and nepotism

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.