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
SIR JOHN MACPHERSON The first British governor to implement ideas towards self-government was Sir Bernard Bourdillion, but his plans were put into practice by Sir Arthur Richards in 1945. The Richards constitution however was still rejected by Nigerians as Nigerians were not involved in writing the constitution. In 1949, Sir John MacPherson succeeded Richards and learning from the experience of his predecessor, MacPherson left the formulation of the constitution in the hands of Nigerians. Preparations were made on various levels right from the grassroots; villages, towns, districts, divisions, provinces and regions. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and the NCNC held meetings with members of the grassroots and listened to their opinions on self-government. In 1951, a constitutional conference was held in Ibadan, the capital city of the then Western region. Dignitaries from all regions attended, the provincial and regional representatives include; Northern Region- Ahmadu B