1962 in Nigeria explained

Events in the year 1962 in Nigeria.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

• Governor-General

• Prime Minister

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

• Senate President: Dennis Osadebay
• House Speaker: Ibrahim Jalo Waziri
• Chief Justice: Adetokunbo Ademola

Politics

• May 1962 – Action Group, a Western Region party led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo, split into two, resulting in a crisis in western Nigeria.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Martin P. Mathews. Nigeria: Current Issues and Historical Background. 2002. Nova Science Publishers. 978-1-59033-316-7. 18.