Today 1st of October, 2023 marks Nigeria's 63rd Year of Independence. 63 years after been freed from colonial rule by Britain, Nigeria is indeed standing strong with a population of over 200 million people and an uninterrupted democracy that's already lasted for 24 years not a lot, but for Nigerians it's a milestone considering the 33 years spent in military rule. Now for most people the fore mentioned information is common but there is a much more popular question ask on every Independence Day celebration- how developed is the country since from 1960- it is also no secret that the answer to this question is much more negative than positive. But today we are not going to talk about the development status of the country but rather the most important and glaring issue the country has faced since 1960, "unity". In 1914 the British colonial administration led by Lord Lugard fused together three regions from Western Africa, the conservative Nothern Nigeria Prote
After the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914 Lord Lugard established the Nigerian Council. The establishment of the council marked a historical milestone in the development of Nigeria. The council consisted of 36 members and is made up of 23 European official members and 13 non-official members of which 7 were Europeans and 6 Nigerians. The 7 European non-official members were appointed to represent the various commercial interest like the chambers of commerce, shipping, banking and mining business. The 6 Nigerians non-official members were appointed to represent diverse ethnic groups among these were; two Emirs from the North, the Alaafin of Oyo and one member each from Calabar, Lagos and Benin-warri area. The council acted as an advisory body and had no executive authority and it's resolutions had no force of law as power still ultimately remained in the hands of the Governor-general. The meetings were irregular and attendance very poor the Nigerian C