In 1914, the British Protectorates of Northern and
Southern Nigeria were amalgamated by Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard,
a mercenary, soldier, exploer and colonial administrator. It was only
in Lagos that his plan of amalgamation was fiercely resisted, the other
parts of the country remained lackadaisical. The image below shows the
document at the National Archives, London with which the amalgamation of
Nigeria was done. It was provided by Amanda Kirby Okoli, a London-based
lawyer. In 2014, the amalgamation will be 100 years, and the Nigerian
federal government is already making moves to have a blast. They call it
the Centenary Anniversary Celebrations and it has attracted varied
opinions. What do you think?
Thursday, 21 February 2013
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