A political and administrative history of Onitsha, 1917-1970
By: Okechukwu Edward Okeke
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Trenton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781592217304; 9781592217311
Subjects: Politics and government; Igbo (African people); Local government; Ethnic relations; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and background; title: Administration of Onitsha as a second class township : 1917-1943; title: Chieftaincy matters and politics : intragroup rivalries : 1917-1949; title: Political struggle between the indigenes of Onitsha and the non-Onitsha Igbo : 1941-1949; title: Politics and administration in the era of local government : 1950-1966; title: Onitsha and the Nigerian Civil War : 1967-1970; title: Appendix 1: Succession to the throne of Onitsha since 1963; title: Appendix 2: Statement by the Honorable Minister of Internal Affairs (excerpts).