Weegy: This omission in 1963 is significant, especially, [ if we take account of the fact that the issue of dichotomous citizenship introduced subsequently in the Constitution of Nigeria 1979 owes its origin in the deliberate policies of the colonial authorities between 1900 – 1960, to compartmentalize, segregate and regionalize, indeed in the words of Professor Mamdani, to ‘racialize’ the Nigerian into ethnic and Regional identities. It was, ... (More)