The Political Implications in Nigeria of the Collapse of World

question 25

Multiple Choice

The political implications in Nigeria of the collapse of world oil prices in the early 1980s included

• A) a noticeable reduction in political corruption.
• B) a crisis for a regime that got nearly all its income from oil revenues.
• C) greater willingness to proceed with structural adjustments.
• D) placing a greater emphasis on basic public services like road building and education.
• E) the abandonment of plans to create a new capital city.

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