Correct Answer: C. is useful in times of emergency

Explanation

Delegated legislation allows the use of experts in relevant areas to make more detailed laws and usually consult a wider body of expert opinion. In times of emergency, certain decision making powers can be delegated to this experts for effective and fast results

Correct Answer: A. General Yakubu Gowon

Correct Answer: B. high commissions

Correct Answer: D. rule of law

Explanation

(a) Democracy is seen as a system where power of governance is with the people, though exercised by some individuals elected by the electorate through popular and periodic elections.

b) Conditions necessary for its successful operations

(i) Tolerance: People should be ready to accommodate one another's views and actions, despite their political differences.

(ii) Rule of Law: Rule of law must be obeyed and respected by every body in the political system.

(iii) Opposition: Opposition groups in the society should be tolerated by the government.

(iv) Independent Electoral Commission: This body should be independent to safeguard and promote its activities judiciously without fear or favour.

(v) Popular participation: To create an avenue for popular participation , the electorate should be adequately educated and well informed too.

(vi) Free and fair election: For a successful operation of democracy, the elections must be free and fair.

(vii) Choice: Enthronement of leaders into positions in government must be based on choice. The people should be able to elect honest and acceptable leaders.

(viii) Democratic principles: The people should be ready to demonstrate their desire to accommodate democratic principles.

(ix) Activities of the government: The activities of the government should be open

(x) Independent judiciary: This body should be independent of the executive and legislative arms of government. Judiciary should be ready to entertain cases impartially.

Correct Answer: B. separation of power

Correct Answer: C. Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa

Correct Answer: B. General Ibrahim Babangida

Correct Answer: A. electoral system

Explanation

(a) The Objectives of the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) Founded in 1923 were:

(i) To work to-wards securing independence for Nigeria.

(ii) To achieve local self-government and municipal status for Lagos.

(iii) To elect its members into the Lagos legislative council.

(iv) To strive towards opening branches of the party in other parts of the country.

(v) To assist in providing necessary facilities for higher institutions of learning in the country.

(vi) To make the civil service an African affair.

(vii) To work towards securing an atmosphere for free and fair trade in Nigeria.

(viii) To work in co-operation with the National Congress for British West Africa (NCBWA).

Achievements of the NNDP were:

(i) The political awareness of the people of Lagos was boosted by the NNDP.

(ii) Lagos politics was dominated NNDP which secured all the seats in the legislative council. This was achieved in the three elections conducted in 1923, 1928 and 1933.

(iii) The elective seats in the Lagos Town Council were won by this party between 1923 and 1938.

(iv) In terms of organisation, this party was well organised between 1923 and 1938.

(v) NNDP, as a party played a crucial role in the final restoration of the Eleko, who was deposed and consequently deported by the British colonial authority.

(vi) The avenue for experimenting a representative government was provided by this party.

(vii) NNDP was a party that drew appreciable and massive support from the cross section of the society.

(viii) One of the notable objectives of the party was to establish branches in different parts of the country.

(ix) The successes achieved by this party in most of the elections were a turning point in the political history of Nigeria.