Question 9
(a) Highlight five weaknesses of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria..
Observation
This was a popular question. The performance of the candidates who attempted it scored far below the average. The candidates were expected to provide the following answers to the question.
- Too much power given to the Federal Government.
- Citizenship/indigenship crises.
- The system of local government, administration, funding, creation and autonomy.
- Revenue and fiscal allocation.
- Land reforms and state creation.
- The Electoral system.
- Rotation of power.
- Gender disparity.
- Federalist feature of the constitution in relation to certain sensitive national issues