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JAMB 2017 - Question 10

Government 2017 JAMB Past Questions - Question 10: Successive population figures have been contested Nigeria because of

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap .
Successive population figures have been contested Nigeria because of
A:
B:
C:
D:
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Correct Answer

D

Explanation

Successivepopulation figures have been contested in Nigeria because of politicalconsideration. Nigeria has never succeeded to conduct a reliable populationcensus. For instance the one of 1962/63 made ize then Eastern Region to go Supreme Court challenging the authenticity and the federal government'sacceptance of the results. The main reason for all these crisis is that thefigures are used to project all developmental matters, constituency eliminations,allocation of seats to the parliament, boundary adjustments, etc.