Government 2016 JAMB Past Questions - Question 42: Which of the following commissions was established by the 1979 Constitution?

Correct Answer

D

Explanation

Thefederal electoral commission was the commission which was established by the1979 constitution. The 1979 Nigerian constitution was very much like that ofUnited States of American with three branches of government-legislature,executive and the judiciary being together with the operations of checks andbalances. The constitution established certain important public bodies whichare as follows:a) Thecouncil of stateb) The federal civil services commissionc) The federal electoral commissiond) The federal judicial service commissione) The national economic councilf) The national defense councilg) The national security councilh) The national population councili) Police service commissionj) National youth service corpsk) The public complaint bureau l ) The Nigerian security OrganizationIt should be noted that mostof these bodies were established before and during the military administration,but, they were given special constitutional protection.