2004 - JAMB Government Past Questions and Answers - page 2

The Agency of the United Nations Organisation is World Health Organisation (WHO). This was established in 1948 with Geneva as the Headquarters

The responsibility for admitting new members to the OPEC rests with the conference. The conference is the the highest and most powerful of all the organs of OPEC.

Other functions are as follows:

1. Formulation of the general policy of the organisation.

2. Appointment of the Secretary General the Deputy Secretary, etc

3. Approves the appointment of members of Board of Governors

4. Approval of Budgets etc.

Nigeria antagonised the Western bloc and moved closer to the Easter bloc during the regime of General Murtala Mohammed. He condemned western imperialism which was held responsible for sustaining apartheid in South Africa. Nigeria supported all the liberation movements in Angola which were as follows:

1. MPLA

2. FNLA

3. UNITA

The regime concentrated more om MPLA as it was the faction strongly backed by the communist bloc. The support to MPLA led to its victory in the year 1975.

The two-chambers of elected national representatives in Nigeria are called the National Assembly. The chambers are House of Representatives and House of Senate.

The pre-colonial Yoruba political system as a whole can best be described as confederation of monarchs and chiefdoms

A common feature of the earlier political parties in Nigeria was that they started as a social-cultural organizations.

For instance the defunct action Group originated from Yoruba cultural organisation known as Egbe Omo Oduduwa.

Departure from the parliamentary to the presidential system of government is the distinguishing feature of the 1979 Constitution . Nigeria practised parliamentary system of government during the first Republic. But the 1979 constitution introduced the presidential system.

The Native Authority system was most effective and successful in Northern Nigeria. That is why the question of indirect rule succeeded more in northern parts of Nigeria.

The Judicial administrations in respect of National Code of Conduct lies with the Code of Conduct Bureau

the signing of the Atlantic Charter accelerated the process of nationalism . The declaration in article 3 of the Atlantic Charter in 1941 of the right of all people to choose the form of government under which they will have to live gave much impetus to nationalist activities in West Africa.