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JAMB 2010 - Question 30

Government 2010 JAMB Past Questions - Question 30: The first law-making body in Nigeria after amalgamation was

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap .
The first law-making body in Nigeria after amalgamation was
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B:
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Correct Answer

B

Explanation

NigerianCouncil was the first law-making body in Nigeria after the amalgamation. Afterthe amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorate in 1914, Lord Lugard establishedthe Nigerian Council. This existed side by side with legislative council of thecolony of Lagos. The council consisted of 36 members which was made up of 23European officials, and 13 non-official members of which 7 of them wereEuropeans and 6 Nigerians. The council was merely an "advisory-talking drum. Itsadvice could be taken or dropped at the discretion of the governor who had aveto power