Talking about our heroes past, the national heroes of Nigeria
are notable for their huge commitment in their relative field. Their diligent
work alongside their capable authority abilities discovered path into a huge
number of Nigerian hearts. A portion of the prominent national saints of
Nigeria have additionally made awesome statures of progress in the universal
field.
Here's imparting to you a few actualities on national heroes
of Nigeria
HERBERT MACAULAY
Herbert Samuel Heelas Macaulay was born in Lagos on November
14, 1864. His mother was one of the daughters of Bishop Ajayi Crowther.
After his secondary school education in Lagos, he went to
England where he qualified as a licensed surveyor. He joined the civil service
but later went into private practice. He established his paper, The Lagos daily
news through which he established bitter protest against the British
administration in Nigeria.
By 1922, after the introduction of the Clifford’s
constitution, Herbert Macaulay launched the Nigerian National Democratic Party
with the intention of fighting the four seats allocated to the Africans in the
newly created legislative council; his party won the four seats.
He consistently championed the cause of the king and people
of Lagos against British rule. His role
in the famous Apapa land case of 1921, his leading part in the Eshugabyi
Eleko versus government of Nigeria case of 1928; his leadership of the many
protest movement over rate, taxation and land acquisition by government are
some of the highlights of his brilliant career in rousing early nationality
sentiments in Nigeria. Herbert Macaulay was the first president of the NCNC.
He was often referred to as the father of Nigerian nationalism;
his ceaseless struggle for independence stirred the people to national
consciousness. He died in Kano in 1947 at the ripe age of 82 during the famous NCNC
nationwide tour against the Richards’ constitution.
NNMANDI AZIKIWE
Nnamadi Azikiwe was born of Igbo parentage at Zungeru in
northern Nigeria in 1904. After his secondary school education in Onitsha and Lagos,
he later worked as a government clerk in the treasury in Lagos from 1921 to
1925 before he left for the United States of America. He studied political
science in the United States.
During his stay in America, he was strongly influenced by his
experience of colour discrimination and cruelty and by Negro nationalism which
reached its peak in the Garvey movement there, he realised the immersed power
of newspaper as effective organ of propaganda and so studied journalism. In 1934, he returned to West Africa determined to fight for
the emancipation of Africa from colonial rule.
He started his journalistic career in gold coast (Ghana) and
returned to Nigeria in 1937.
He established many newspapers, prominent of which was the West
African pilot. With his chain of newspapers, he highlighted the injustices of
colonialism.
He was the founder and leader of the NCNC. He supported the
general strike of Nigerian workers in 1945. His political activities carried
him to various parts of the country.
In 1954, he became the premier of eastern region and led the
region to achieve self government in 1957. He took part in various constitutional
conferences aimed at achieving independence for the country.
In 1959, his party, the NCNC formed an alliance with the NPC and
Azikiwe became the president of the senate.
At independence in 1960, Azikiwe became the governor-general
of the federation. In 1963, he became the ceremonial president of the federal
republic of Nigeria.
He was the leader of the proscribed Nigerian peoples party
(NPP) from 1979-1983.
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