Indirect election was first introduced in Nigeria by the

123marvellous

4 years ago

Sir Arthur Richards' Constitution of 1946 did in fact introduce the idea of representation in a Regional House of Assembly, but the parliamentarians from each province were simply nominees of the bureaucratic machine known as the Native Administration (NA). The first parliamentary elections ever held in the Northern Provinces of Nigeria were those of 1951 conducted under the Macpherson Constitution. The Constitution of 1951 abandoned the arbitrary method of representation in favour of the indirect system. Though this system fell far short of the principle of democratic elections as understood in Western societies, it was a step in the right direction. The indirect elections were held at a crucial stage in Nigeria's political development when British colonial officials were obsessed with the idea that the true leaders of the country were to be found in the native administrations rather than among nationalist politicians. This paper describes in detail the way the candidates for the elections were selected in the emirate of Kano. It also analyses the factors which, especially in the case of the final electoral college, determined the electoral fortunes of the candidates. Ref., tab.

heisskylot

1 year ago

Indirect election was first introduced in Nigeria by the Clifford Constitution, which was enacted in 1922. This constitution established a legislative council with a limited number of elected representatives, where the elections were conducted indirectly through local councils. It introduced elective principles.

So the correct answer is:D. Clifford Constitution

Adebabsz

8 years ago

YEA