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JAMB Government 2007 Objective — Question 50

Question 50 of 50 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Government 2007 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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Ethnic politics in Nigeria can be traced to the

  • A. Macpherson Constitution
  • B. Lyttelton Constitution
  • C. Clifford Constitution
  • D. Richards ConstitutionCorrect

Explanation

The perennial bitter ethnic politics in Nigeria is traced to the Richards Constitution, which divided Nigeria into three regions (East, North and West) in 1939, broadly along ethnic lines.

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