The Republican Constitution of 1963 was indigenous because it was approved by

  • A a referendum
  • B the representatives of the people in parliament
  • C the British parliament
  • D the colonial government
  • E the regional legislature only
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The correct answer is B. the representatives of the people in parliament

The Republican Constitution of 1963 was the result of an all-party constitutional conference that was held in Lagos in July 1963.

The conference agreed that Nigeria should become a republic and that the president of the republic should have the same powers as the Governor-General had under the Independence Constitution of 1960.

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