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                        State  four achievements of the Clifford’s Constitution of 1922 in Nigeria.  |  
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                  | This was also a  very popular question.  However, some  candidates did not develop their points properly.  They only listed them and this deprived them  some marks. Nevertheless, the candidates performed well in this question as  they were able to explain the following:
 (i)         The  1922 constitution introduced elective principle;
 (ii)        it gave rise to political activities/awareness  in Nigeria;
 (iii)       it led to the formation of the first  political party in Nigeria;
 (iv)       the  constitution paved way for the establishment of newspapers in Nigeria;
 (v)        it allowed more representation of  Nigerians than the previous Nigeria Council;
 (vi)       it laid the foundation for constitutional  developments in Nigeria;
 (vii)      it established a constitutional government into Nigeria as  opposed to government by statutory instruments;
 (viii)     it increased the tempo of nationalism in Nigeria.
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