Inquiry into the National Investment & Properties Co Ltd and other Western Region statutory corporations. Used as political weapon against Action Group leadership during the 1962 Western Region crisis.
1st Republic1962· Fate: Implemented; politically weaponised· Chapter II · Law
Coker Commission of Inquiry Report
Chair: Justice G.B.A. Coker. Inquiry into the affairs of statutory corporations in the Western Region. Findings damaging to the Action Group leadership.
Sources
- · Coker Commission of Inquiry Report (1962)
What it cost — political & economic reality
The political and economic reality
Nigeria in 1962: who was in charge, the cabinet of the day, the GDP, and the crises that defined the period.
Prime Minister · First Republic
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
1960–1966· NPC
National reality
Independence on 1 October 1960. Regional rivalries (NPC, NCNC, AG) dominated politics. Awolowo treason trial (1962–63). Western Region crisis (1962–65) and the disputed 1964 federal election destabilised the Republic.
Crises of the period
- Action Group crisis (1962)
- Western Region election violence (1965)
- January 15, 1966 coup — Balewa, Ahmadu Bello and Akintola killed
GDP (World Bank)
≈ $4.2 bn (1960, World Bank)
Cabinet (selected portfolios)
- Finance
Festus Okotie-Eboh
- Justice (AGF)
Dr. Taslim Olawale Elias
- Defence
Sir Muhammadu Ribadu
- Foreign Affairs
Jaja Wachuku
- Education
Aja Nwachukwu
Source: Federal Gazette 1960–66; Falola & Heaton (2008)
Methodology
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
Redline
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