Correct Answer: B. Abuja

Correct Answer: C. passive electioneering

Correct Answer: B. Oha-na -eze

Explanation

i. Increasing central government grants to local authorities for developmental projects

ii. The ministry of Local Government should evolve action plan for local authorities to generate revenue internally

iii. Minimizing central government interference and partisanship in local government administration

iv. Improvement of service conditions of local government workers in order to attract highly skilled personnel

v. Providing funds to organize refresher courses and in-service training for workers

vi. Effective internal and external auditing of ac-counts

vii. Effective ministerial control to avoid misappropriation and misapplication as well as misallocation of funds

viii. Provision of adequate logistics for local authorities e.g. vehicles, furniture and computer facilities

ix. Assembly/Council members should be democratically elected to serve the interest of the people

x. Transparent appointment of local government administrators

xi. Application of technology in the operations of the Local Government system

xii. Granting of financial autonomy to the local government unit

xiii. The central government should scrutinize all loans contracted by local government

Correct Answer: B. free press

Explanation

free press is critical to sustaining the rule of law. Along with free speech, a free press is indispensable for people to be informed and to participate in a democracy. On these points, lawyers and journalists are united.

Correct Answer: C. concurrent list

Explanation

Conditions necessary for a free and fair elections include:

(I)Security: The security in place must be adequate to cover electoral officials, voters, as well as the materials needed for elections.

(ii) Electoral Commission: There is the need to have an independent electoral commission capable of handling all elections, without external influence.

(iii) Registration of Voters: Voters should be duly registered with voters cards issued to them. Also there is the need for a periodic revision of voters' register.

(iv)Electoral Officials:There is the need for the training of the people employed as electoral officials. Impartiality should be their watchword in their official assignment.

(v) Secret Voting: Voting at elections should be secret. Secret voting has a universal acknowledgement more than the public voting.

(vi)Judiciary: The judiciary should be independent and impartial. It should work without fear or favour.

(vii) Delimitation of constituencies: There should be proper delimitation of constituencies to pave way for effective administration of elections.

(viii)Campaign: All the registered political parties should be given a free hand to carry out their campaign programmes without any hindrance.

(ix)Election tribunal/Courts:Individuals or parties not satisfied with the outcome of the election results are free to go to court and contest it.

Correct Answer: B. executive and legislative councils

Correct Answer: D. take the credit or blame for the decisions made by the cabinet

Correct Answer: C. constitution

Explanation

Fundamental Law. Is the constitution of a state or nation; the basic law and principles contained in federal and state constitutions that direct and regulate the manner in which government is exercised.