The chairman of the 1976 constitution drafting committee was _____?

Analyze the question: It asks who chaired the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) set up in 1975/1976 by the Murtala Mohammed/Obasanjo military government. That committee drafted the constitution that led to the 1979 Second Republic.

Recall the facts:

• In October 1975, the Federal Military Government set up a 50-member Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC).
• The chairman was Chief Frederick Rotimi Williams (F.R.A. Williams), a renowned lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
• The committee began work in 1976 and submitted its draft in 1977. It was then debated by the Constituent Assembly (1977-78), chaired by Justice Udo Udoma.

Checking the options:

• A. Udo Udoma: He chaired the Constituent Assembly that reviewed the draft, not the drafting committee. This is the common trap.
• B. Ademola Adetokunba: He was Nigeria's first indigenous Chief Justice, not the CDC chairman.
• C. Rotimi Williams: He chaired the Constitution Drafting Committee. ✔
• D. Niki Tobi: He was a Justice of the Supreme Court and is not linked to the 1976 committee.

Tip: Remember "Drafting = Williams, Assembly = Udoma." The Drafting committee had Williams, and the Constituent Assembly had Udoma. JAMB often tests this pair, so don't mix them up.