JAMB Government 2022 Objective — Question 17
Question 17 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Government 2022 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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The major problem of the Nigerian federal structure in the First Republic was
- A. ethnicity
- B. politicization of the military
- C. lopsided size of the component unitsCorrect
- D. rigging of elections
Explanation
The First Republic's federal structure had only three (later four) regions of very unequal size, with the Northern Region alone larger than the other regions combined — this lopsidedness undermined the balance and stability of the federation.
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