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JAMB 2003 - Question 22

Government 2003 JAMB Past Questions - Question 22: The Arthur Richards Constitution was designed to last for

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap .
The Arthur Richards Constitution was designed to last for
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Correct Answer

A

Explanation

The Arthur Richard's constitution wasdesigned to last for nine years. Richardconstitution of 1946 replaced the Clifford constitution of 1922. It was due tothe weakness of Clifford constitution that made the Nigerian nationalists tobring pressure on Sir Bernard Boudilion, the then governor of Nigeria(1935-1943) to give them a new constitution. Itwas then Sir Bernard Boudilion who split Nigeria into northern, eastern andwestern regions in 1939. He also made other proposals which seemed to be veryuseful. But Boudillon's constitution never saw the light of the day due tooutbreak of the second world war. It was the proposals of Bernard Boudilionthat formed the basis of Sir Arthur Richard's constitution of 1946 which qameinto force on January 1 st 1947

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