Governor-General of Nigeria

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Governor-General of Nigeria
Flag of the Governor of Nigeria (1952–1960).svg
Standard in Colonial Nigeria (1954–1960)
Flag of the Governor-General of Nigeria (1960–1963).svg
Flag in independent Nigeria (1960–1963)
Viceregal
StyleHis Excellency
StatusAbolished
ResidenceGovernment House, Lagos
Appointer
Formation1 October 1954
First holderSir John Stuart Macpherson
Final holderNnamdi Azikiwe
Abolished1 October 1963

The Governor-General of Nigeria was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom in Colonial Nigeria from 1954 to 1960, and after Nigerian independence in 1960, the representative of the Nigerian head of state.

The office was created on 1 October 1954, when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was created an autonomous federation within the British Empire. After independence in 1960, the Governor-General became the representative of the Nigerian monarch, and the office continued to exist till 1963, when Nigeria abolished its monarchy, and became a republic.[1][2][3]

List of Governors-General of Nigeria[]

Following is a list of people who have served as Governor-General of Nigeria.[1]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Monarch
(Reign)
Took office Left office Time in office
Arms of the United Kingdom.svg Governors-General representing the monarch of the United Kingdom
1 Sir John Macpherson, Governor-General of Nigeria (cropped).jpg Sir John Macpherson
(1898–1971) 		1 October
1954 		15 June
1955 		257 days Her Majesty The Queen (1959).jpg
Elizabeth II
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.svg
(1954–1960)
2 Insigne Britanniarum Regni.svg Sir James Wilson Robertson
(1899–1983) 		15 June
1955 		1 October
1960 		5 years, 108 days
Insigne Nigeriae.svg Governors-General representing the monarch of Nigeria
(2) Insigne Nigeriae.svg Sir James Wilson Robertson
(1899–1983) 		1 October
1960 		16 November
1960 		46 days Her Majesty The Queen (1959).jpg
Elizabeth II
Coat of arms of Nigeria (1960–1979).svg
(1960–1963)
3 Nnamdi Azikiwe PC (cropped).jpg Nnamdi Azikiwe
(1904–1996) 		16 November
1960 		1 October
1963 		2 years, 319 days

Flag of the Governor-General[]

  • Flag used in Colonial Nigeria (1954 to 1960)

  • Flag used in independent Nigeria (1960 to 1963)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Dennis Chukude Osadebay (1978), Building a Nation: An Autobiography, Macmillan Nigeria, p. 109, ISBN 9789781322662
  2. ^ Benjamin Obi Nwabueze (1982). A Constitutional History of Nigeria. C. Hurst & Co. p. 74. ISBN 9780905838793.
  3. ^ Federal Nigeria: Volumes 6-11, Consulate General of Nigeria, 1963, p. 2
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