(a) List three contributions of the National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) to the nationalist struggle (b) identify four contributions of Nnamdi Azikwe to the nationalist struggle of Nigeria
Explanation
(a) (i) Brought the four British West African territories together to fight for self government (ii) it sent a delegation to London to press home demands for certain key reforms in their respective territories (iii) the congress awakened the political consciousness of the people through newspaper publications, seminars, public/town hall meetings (iv) it demanded and fought for electoral reforms/elective principle (v) demanded the Africanization of the civil service (b) (I) He founded different newspapers to help propagate nationalism in Nigeria (ii) Zik Group established these newspapers in political and economical important cities throughout the country to whip up the interest and enthusiasm of the populace as well as the direction of the independence struggle (iii)He co-founded the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) (iv) Zik's opposition to Richard's constitution of 1946 which sought to increase only by four, African representations on the legislative council with the rest being nominated by the Governor (v) his opposition to Richard's constitution led to the promulgation of Macpherson constitution.