GOVERNMENT
JAMB 2007 - Question 41
Government 2007 JAMB Past Questions - Question 41: The final court of appeal in Nigeria during the colonial era was the
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Correct Answer
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Explanation
The Privy council was the final court ofappeal in during the colonial era. It should berecalled that one of the major weaknesses of Independence Constitutionof 1960 was that the Supreme Court was not the court of last resort as it istoday. Instead the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Britain continuedto act as the highest Court of Appeal for Nigeria.

