Concept:The question is about the state creation exercise carried out during the military administration of Murtala Muhammed in Nigeria.
Explanation:Before that exercise, Nigeria had
12 states.
The Murtala Muhammed administration reorganised those old
12 states and raised the number to
19 states.
This administrative reform took place in the year
1976.
The exercise created a larger number of states to bring governance closer to the people.
New states from the exercise included Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Imo, Niger, Ogun, and Ondo, among others.
Therefore, the correct year for this creation exercise is
1976, not
1967,
1986, or
1987.
Answer:C.
1976