QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Basic Nigerian Politics?

Very soon, Nigerian politicians are going to start telling us sweet stories of how they’re bringing us heaven if they get elected. Before you fall our hand and start taking their word for it, take this quiz about basic Nigerian politics.

How many local governments are in Nigeria? 774 750 420 600 Correct! Wrong! Nigeria's current constitution was written in what year? 1979 1963 1960 1999 Correct! Wrong! How many civilian presidents has Nigeria had? Six Eight Ten Nine Correct! Wrong! You've been asked to come run for the lowest possible political office in Nigeria. What office is that? Local Government Chairman Ward Councillor Youth Leader Party Chairman Correct! Wrong! How many senators do we have in Nigeria? 360 109 774 36 Correct! Wrong! How many registered political parties are in Nigeria? 18 16 22 20 Correct! Wrong! A past governor of Lagos state once got into a brawl with the president of the country at the time? What was the reason for this? He made bad remarks about the president He created extra local governments in his state He was a member of the opposition party to the president's He mismanaged funds Correct! Wrong! What's the name of the oldest active political party in Nigeria? Social Democratic Party (SDP) People's Redemption Party (PRP) New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) People's Democratic Party (PDP) Correct! Wrong! What's the Nigeria's system of government called? (No, it's not corruption) Parliamentary System of Government Unitary System Presidential System Monarchy Correct! Wrong! How many coups have happened in Nigeria's history? Five Six Eight Ten Correct! Wrong! When did Nigeria enter its second republic? 1960 1963 1973 1979 Correct! Wrong! What was the main thing that changed between the first and second republic of Nigeria Naira crashed against the dollar A new constitution was adopted A civilian government came into power and a new system of government was adopted The military took over power Correct! Wrong! Share the quiz to show your results ! Facebook Facebook Just tell us who you are to view your results ! Show my results >> How Well Do You Know Basic Nigerian Politics? I got %%score%% of 12 right Share your results : Facebook Facebook Twitter