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Zorluk: ZorThe Macpherson Constitution of 1951

Although the Macpherson Constitution of 1951 established a Council of Ministers to increase Nigerian participation in governance, the executive authority of these newly appointed central ministers was severely constrained. Which of the following best describes the major structural limitation imposed on central ministers under this constitution?

  1. Ministers were assigned responsibility for initiating policy discussions and speaking on departmental matters in the legislature, but lacked actual administrative direction and executive control over their respective departments.Cevap
  2. B
    Ministers held full executive control over regional civil services but were constitutionally forbidden from introducing bills in the central House of Representatives.
  3. C
    Ministers were required to exercise collective cabinet responsibility by resigning as a group whenever the central Governor vetoed a legislative bill.
  4. D
    Ministers were chosen directly through nationwide universal adult suffrage, isolating them from regional legislative assemblies.

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Ministers were assigned responsibility for initiating policy discussions and speaking on departmental matters in the legislature, but lacked actual administrative direction and executive control over their respective departments.
The correct answer accurately reflects the main constitutional defect of the 1951 Macpherson Constitution's executive organ. Although twelve Nigerian ministers were appointed to the central Council of Ministers, they functioned primarily as parliamentary spokespersons for departmental business rather than executive heads with administrative direction over civil servants.

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1
Analyze the executive framework of the 1951 Macpherson Constitution.
Identified that while the constitution created a central Council of Ministers consisting of 12 Nigerian ministers (4 from each region) and 6 official colonial members, their actual executive power was limited.
Understanding the distinction between legislative presentation and executive authority is key to evaluating colonial constitutional developments.
2
Evaluate the administrative role assigned to Nigerian ministers under the 1951 Constitution.
Found that ministers were termed 'ministers without portfolio' or spokesmen because permanent senior British civil servants retained direct control over department administration, policy implementation, and staff.
This structural flaw led to nationalist agitation for genuine ministerial responsibility, which was later granted under the 1954 Lyttelton Constitution.

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Ministerial Roles and Executive Limitations under the Macpherson Constitution of 1951
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The Macpherson Constitution of 1951