2001 - JAMB Government Past Questions and Answers - page 5

Nigeria's recognition of the popular movement for the liberation of Angola to lead that country was made under General Murtala Muhammed.

According to J. U Anyaele (1994) Martala's administration's recognition of Agostintion Neto's popular movement for the liberation of Angola (MPLA) at the expenses of us and South Africa's support of UNITA and FNLA played a decisive role in Angolan independence"

The first Nigerian Permanent Representative to United Nations was General Joseph Garba.

In 1981, Nigeria participated in an Organization of African Unity peace-keeping force to replace Libyan forces in Chad.

Nigeria not only sent troops but hosted two reconciliation conferences in Kano and Lagos.

During the Civil War, the major power that expressed moral support for Biafra's self determination was France.

France gave both financial and material assistance to Biafra.

Nigeria's withdrawal from the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games in July 1986 was in protest against British failure to impose sanctions on South Africa.


She, Britain did not support but in Apartheid regime in South Africa.

The major demand of the Third World countries on the United Nations in recent times is the expansion of the permanent membership of the Security Council.

One of the achievements of the O.A.U. is provision of one voice. As a result of now able to speak with one at the United Nations General Assembly as well as its other organs such as the Security

Preparing the agenda of the organization's meeting is the function of the council of Ministers of the O.A.U.

The Council of Ministers is the body which is composed of the foreign ministers of member countries. it meets about twice a year but extra-ordinary meetings may be called if and such a request is approved by two-thirds of the members.

One of the responsibilities is preparing the agenda for the summit i.e the Assembly of Heads of State and Government

The Economic Community of West African States has made impressive progress in the area of increased trade among members.

Some of the achievements of ECOWAS are: Trade Liberalization which has contributed immensely in the promotion of trade tariffs and custom duties for trading activities within the Community.

Nigeria departure from pro-west policy during the Murata Mohammed regime was a result of Nigeria's concern for decolonization in Africa.

Among the regime's achievements was its spectacular support for decolonization and self-deter-mination as epitomized by its recog-nition of Agostino Neto's Popular movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)