Observation

This was also a popular question and was fairly answered by the candidates. Most candidates        who answered this question understood its demand but many of them only listed the relevant points and score poor marks. The following points were expected to be listed and stated by candidates to get good marks.
           
(a)    

(i)         Herbert Macaulay                               (x)        Mazi Mbonu Ojike
(ii)        Nnamdi Azikiwe                                 (xi)       Micheal Opara
(iii)       Obafemi Awolowo                             (xii)      K. O. Mbadiwe
(iv)       Abubakar Tafawa Balewa                  (xiii)     H. O. Davies
(v)        Ahmadu Bello                                     (xiv)     Anthony Enahoro
(vi)       Sapara Williams                                  (xv)      J. S. Tarka
(vii)      John Payne Jackson                            (xvi)     Aminu Kano
(viii)     Samuel Ladoke Akintola                    (xvii)    Bode Thomas
(ix)       Adeniran Ogunsanya                          (xviii)   Alvan Ikoku

(b)     

(i)         The desire for self government.
(ii)        Protest against European culture.
(iii)       Discrimination against Nigerians in jobs, social life etc.
(iv)       Experience of demobilized ex-service men after the World War II.
(v)        Exploitation of the economic resources.
(vi)       Excessive taxation which was unpopular in Southern Nigeria.
(vii)      Confiscation of African lands by the colonial government.
(viii)     Deposition of traditional rulers.
(ix)       High cost of living.
(x)        Repatriation of high company profit to Britain.
(xi)       The role played by the press.
(xii)      The role played by the political parties.
(xiii)     The influence of independence of former British colonies e.g. India, Pakistan and                         Ghana.
(xiv)     The effect of the proclamation of the Atlantic Charter.