Neco 2018 Civic Education Question 26

Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2018 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2018 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 26 NECO • 2018 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A local council passes a by‑law that requires all street vendors to obtain a licence from the council before trading. However, the National Trade Act of 2015 states that any adult citizen may trade in a public place without a licence, provided they pay the prescribed market fee. A vendor is prosecuted under the local by‑law. According to the principle of the rule of law in Nigeria, which law should prevail and why?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. The National Trade Act of 2015 prevails because, under Nigeria's hierarchy of laws, a federal law supersedes a local by‑law.
B. The National Trade Act of 2015 does not apply because it only regulates market fees, so the local by‑law is the controlling rule.
C. The vendor's constitutional right to trade without a licence prevails, as the Constitution overrides both federal and local statutes.
D. The local council by‑law prevails because municipal regulations take precedence over national statutes in matters of local commerce.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
The National Trade Act of 2015 prevails because, under Nigeria's hierarchy of laws, a federal law supersedes a local by‑law.

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This is Neco 2018 Civic Education Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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