main provision and after effects of The Clifford constitution of 1922
Shortly after the arrival of sir Hugh Clifford in Nigeria as a governor in 1920, the national congress of British west Africa (NCBWA) was formed in Ghana and a branch was later established in Nigeria. The congress sent a delegation to London in 1920 with a petition to the secretary of the stat for the colonies presenting certain demands for each Britain colony in west Africa. Some of the demands includes the followings; Establishment of a legislative council with 50 elected member and 50% nominated others Establishment of a university for west Africa Abolition of racial discrimination in civil service and social life Separate of the executive from the judicial branch of government Establish of an appeal court for west Africa Appointment and deposition of chiefs to be left, to the people Though the above demands were rejected by the colonial office and the government of gold cost and Nigerian, yet the demands none-the less in ceased the urgency for a ...
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