List_of_governors_and_governors-general_of_Nigeria

List of governors and governors-general of Nigeria

List of governors and governors-general of Nigeria

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The Governor-General of Nigeria was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom in Colonial Nigeria from 1954 to 1960, and after Nigerian independence in 1960, the representative of the Nigerian head of state.

The office was created on 1 October 1954, when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was created as an autonomous federation within the British Empire. After independence in 1960, the governor-general became the representative of the Nigerian monarch, and the office continued to exist till 1963, when Nigeria abolished its monarchy, and became a republic.[1][2][3]

Flag of the governor-general of Nigeria

This article contains a list of governors and governors-general of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, and later of the Federation of Nigeria; both as a British overseas possession and an independent monarchy.[4][5]

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Governor-general of Nigeria, 1914–1919

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Governors of Nigeria, 1919–1954

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Governors-general of Nigeria, 1954–1963

Following is a list of people who have served as governor-general of Nigeria.[1]

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Flag of the governor-general

  • Flag used in Colonial Nigeria (1954 to 1960)
  • Flag used in independent Nigeria (1960 to 1963)

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References

  1. [1]
    Dennis Chukude Osadebay (1978), Building a Nation: An Autobiography, Macmillan Nigeria, p. 109, ISBN 9789781322662
  2. [2]
    Benjamin Obi Nwabueze (1982). A Constitutional History of Nigeria. C. Hurst & Co. p. 74. ISBN 9780905838793.
  3. [3]
    Federal Nigeria: Volumes 6-11, Consulate General of Nigeria, 1963, p. 2
  4. [4]
    Kirk-Greene, Anthony H. M. (1978). "On Governorship and Governors in British Africa". In Duignan, Peter; Gann, L. H. (eds.). African Proconsuls: European Governors in Africa. New York: Free Press. pp. 244–250 – via WebAfriqa.net.
  5. [5]
    Manton, John (2008). "'The Lost Province': Neglect and Governance in Colonial Ogoja". History in Africa. 35: 327–345. doi:10.1353/hia.0.0010.
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