Question: who was the first indegenous governor general of nigeria
Answer: Portrait Name Took office Left office Sovereign Sir John Macpherson ( 1898 -- 1971 ) 1 October 1954 15 June 1955 Elizabeth II Sir James Wilson Robertson ( 1899 -- 1983 ) 15 June 1955 16 November 1960 Elizabeth II Nnamdi Azikiwe ( 1904 -- 1996 ) 16 November 1960 1 October 1963 Elizabeth II