Government 2003 JAMB Past Questions - Question 49: The independent African countries that signed the OAU Charter on May 25, 1963 were

Correct Answer

C

Explanation

The independent Africancountries that signed the OAU charter on May 25th 1963 in this context were asfollows:Country Yearof Independence 1. Togo 27thApril 19602. Sierra Leone 22ndApril 19613. Morocco 20thMarch 19564. Angola 11th Nov. 19755. Chad 11th Aug. 19606. Gambia 18th Feb. 1965Automatically, Angola and Gambiaare ruled out in the context as they obtained independence after the charterhad been signed. Then"A"- Togo and Sierra leone and B-Togo and Morocco should havebeen considered as the correct answer on each case but that could not cometrue, as the government of Togo was overthrown by the military on January1,1963. Before signing the charter on May 25th 1963, no African country hadthought of recognizing the military government. So it was not likely that theformer head of state should be present at the meeting to sign the charter. Forthis reason, none of the options should be considered as the correct answer.