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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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