Neco 2017 Civic Education Question 31
Practice objective / multiple choice question 31 from the 2017 Neco Civic Education examination.
In Nigeria, a constitutional amendment requires a two‑thirds majority (\( \frac{2}{3} \)) in both the Senate (109 members) and the House of Representatives (360 members), and thereafter a referendum in which at least 50\% of registered voters must turn out and at least 60\% of those votes must be in favour. The Senate recorded 75 votes for, 30 against and 4 abstentions; the House recorded 250 for, 90 against and 20 abstentions. In the referendum, 2\,000\,000 voters were registered, 1\,200\,000 turned out, with 720\,000 voting yes and 480\,000 voting no. Does the amendment pass?
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This is Neco 2017 Civic Education Question 31. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Civic Education examination.
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