JAMB - Government (2012 - No. 34)
Quota system and federal character principles were entrenched in the 1979 constitution to ensure
loyalty
Economic empowerment
Equity
Even development
Explicació
The federal character and quota system as enshrined in the constitution of Nigeria is to ensure equitable distributions of bureaucratic and political roles in the public service at federal, states and local government levels. The objectives of the policy are to foster national unity and give every Nigerian a sense of belonging in the country.