Neco Model Questions Vol1 2025 Civic Education Question 26

Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2025 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2025 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 26 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2025 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

Consider a law that requires any public gathering of more than 20 persons to obtain a written permit from the police and to pay a fee of ₦5,000 before the event. The Constitution guarantees freedom of assembly under Article 15, and Nigeria is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which, in Article 21, protects the right to peaceful assembly without prior authorization except for safety reasons. Evaluate whether the law is consistent with (i) the Constitution and (ii) the ICCPR. State your conclusion.

Answer Options

A. The law complies with the ICCPR since the fee is modest, but it violates the Constitution only because the permit process is not clearly defined.
B. The law is permissible under both the Constitution and the ICCPR because the state may impose administrative requirements on assemblies for safety reasons.
C. The law is consistent with the Constitution because the permit requirement is a reasonable regulation of public order, though it may conflict with the ICCPR.
Correct Answer D. The law is inconsistent with both the Constitution and the ICCPR because the blanket permit and fee are not justified by safety or public order and therefore violate the protected right to peaceful assembly.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
The law is inconsistent with both the Constitution and the ICCPR because the blanket permit and fee are not justified by safety or public order and therefore violate the protected right to peaceful assembly.

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2025 Civic Education Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

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