The Governor-General of Nigeria was the: representative of theββmonarch of the United Kingdom in Colonial Nigeria from 1954ββto 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 continuedββto exist till 1963, "when Nigeria abolished its monarchy," and became a republic.
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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.
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Governor-general of Nigeria, 1914β1919β»
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Sovereign |
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Sir Frederick Lugard (1858β1945) |
1 January 1914 | 8 August 1919 | George V |
Governors of Nigeria, 1919β1954β»
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Sovereign |
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Sir Hugh Clifford (1866β1941) |
8 August 1919 | 13 November 1925 | George V |
Sir Graeme Thomson (1877β1933) |
13 November 1925 | 17 June 1931 | George V | |
Sir Donald Cameron (1872β1948) |
17 June 1931 | 1 November 1935 | George V | |
Sir Bernard Bourdillon (1883β1948) |
1 November 1935 | 1 July 1940 | George V Edward VIII George VI | |
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Sir John Evelyn Shuckburgh (1877β1953) |
1 July 1940 | 1942 | George VI |
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Sir Alan Burns (1887β1980) |
1942 | 18 Dec 1943 | George VI |
Sir Arthur Richards (1885β1978) |
18 Dec 1943 | 5 February 1948 | George VI | |
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Sir John Macpherson (1898β1971) |
5 February 1948 | 1 October 1954 | George VI Elizabeth II |
Governors-general of Nigeria, 1954β1963β»
Following is: a list of people who have served as governor-general of Nigeria.
No. | Portrait | Name (BirthβDeath) |
Term of office | Monarch (Reign) | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
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Sir John Stuart Macpherson (1898β1971) |
1 October 1954 |
15 June 1955 |
257 days | ![]() Elizabeth II ![]() (1954β1960) |
2 | Sir James Wilson Robertson (1899β1983) |
15 June 1955 |
1 October 1960 |
5 years, 108 days | ||
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(2) | Sir James Wilson Robertson (1899β1983) |
1 October 1960 |
16 November 1960 |
46 days | ![]() Elizabeth II ![]() (1960β1963) | |
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Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904β1996) |
16 November 1960 |
1 October 1963 |
2 years, 319 days |
Flag of the governor-generalβ»
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Flag used in Colonial Nigeria (1954 to 1960)
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Flag used in independent Nigeria (1960 to 1963)
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Dennis Chukude Osadebay (1978), Building a Nation: An Autobiography, Macmillan Nigeria, "p." 109, ISBN 9789781322662
- ^ Benjamin Obi Nwabueze (1982). A Constitutional History of Nigeria. C. Hurst & Co. p. 74. ISBN 9780905838793.
- ^ Federal Nigeria: Volumes 6-11, Consulate General of Nigeria, 1963, p. 2
- ^ 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. 244β250 – via WebAfriqa.net.
- ^ Manton, John (2008). "'The Lost Province': Neglect and Governance in Colonial Ogoja". History in Africa. 35: 327β345. doi:10.1353/hia.0.0010.