Nigeria: Centenary Celebrations - Kogi, Niger Feud Over Amalgamation House

26 October 2013

In the build-up to the January 1, 2014, take-off of the centenary celebrations by the federal government, the Kogi and Niger State governments are contesting the seat of power of the colonial administration and the venue of the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates in 1914 by the then governor-general, Lord Frederick Lugard. The historical event led to the birth of Nigeria.

While the Kogi State government asserts that the event took place in Lokoja, which hosted the Government House of the British colonial administration, the Niger State government claims that Lord Lugard was in Zungeru at the time.

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