GOVERNMENT
JAMB 2017 - Question 19
Government 2017 JAMB Past Questions - Question 19: The chairman of the 1976 constitution Drafting Committee was
Correct Answer
C
Explanation
Thechairman of the 1976 constitution drafting committee was Chief Rotimi Williams.In September, 1975, the military government of It. General Obasanjo establisheda constitution drafting committee (CDC). Thecommittee which was made of 49 members with Chief Rotomi Williams as thechairman started work in October 1975. In Sopter, 1976, the constitutiondrafting committee (CDC) published a two volume report on the new constitution.Later in 1976, a constituent Assembly was established with 190 members. InDecember, 1976, the Assembly began its work on the report submitted by the CDCwith Sir Justice Udo Udoma as the chairman. The work was then completed inJune, 1978, after some amendments. With the Chief Rotimi Williams was thechairman of the constitution drafting committee (CDC) while the Chairman ofConstituent Assembly was Sir Justice Udo Udoma.

