Nigeria: Political/constitutional Developments

Question 1

List Nigeria’s political/ constitutional developments

Answer 1

The formation of Nigeria Council by Frederick Lugard in 1913
Formation of small legislative Council in 1914
Introduction of the Western Court system
Formation of New constitution in 1922
Division of Southern Nigeria into Eastern and western provinces
Combination of the native authorities and the regional Councils together 1945
Formation of the mac pherson constitution in 1949
Proposal for a federal system by Southern leaders in 1953
The 1957 independence conference in London