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1. Which procedure most directly enables a legislature to scrutinize the use of public funds by a government-owned corporation?
  1. Examination of audited accounts and reports
  2. Appointment of the corporation's customers
  3. Transfer of its employees to political parties
  4. Removal of all ministerial supervision

Answer: A. Examination of audited accounts and reports

Audited accounts and reports provide legislators with evidence for questioning the corporation's financial management.

2. In Nigeria, which institution is primarily responsible for recruiting and promoting many public officers on merit?
  1. The Central Bank
  2. The Civil Service Commission
  3. The electoral commission
  4. The national legislature

Answer: B. The Civil Service Commission

Civil Service Commissions administer appointments and promotions in the public service under applicable rules.

3. Which condition best supports meaningful local government autonomy in a federal system?
  1. Local councils are permanently appointed by traditional rulers
  2. Local councils perform only duties assigned informally by private groups
  3. Elected councils have legally assigned functions and access to funds
  4. All local decisions require approval from foreign governments

Answer: C. Elected councils have legally assigned functions and access to funds

Legal responsibilities, elected leadership and resources allow councils to manage local affairs within the constitution.

4. A major aim of Nigeria's 1976 local government reform was to
  1. abolish local councils throughout the federation
  2. make every local council a sovereign state
  3. replace elected councils with colonial district officers
  4. establish a more uniform system and recognize local government as a tier of government

Answer: D. establish a more uniform system and recognize local government as a tier of government

The 1976 reform sought a more standardized local government system and formally strengthened its role as a tier of government.

5. Under the derivation principle of revenue allocation, a producing area receives a share based mainly on
  1. the revenue generated from resources originating within that area
  2. the number of political parties registered there
  3. the population of its capital city alone
  4. the length of its border with another country

Answer: A. the revenue generated from resources originating within that area

Derivation links a portion of public revenue to the place where the revenue is generated.

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