The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC)

The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) was formed in 1944 as a result of the Nigerian Union of Students’ call for a “Mass meeting” at Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos, to consider the formation of a representative national committee and other issues. At that meeting, The NCNC was formed with Herbert Macaulay as the President and Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe as the General Secretary of the party.   

By January 1945, about 87 unions had joined the council, including three (3) unions from 'Cameroons'. The name included 'Cameroons' because Cameroon had become an administrative part of Nigeria in 1945. The name changed to National Council for Nigerian Citizens following the exit of Southern Cameroon.

Development of NCNC:        

• The party developed as a result of the split within NYM over the representation of the party in the legislativeThe legislative branch of government is responsible for making laws within a country. Legislatures are made up of people called legislators who, in democracies, are elected by the country’s population More council to fill the vacuumA vacuum is an area of space containing little or no matter (solids, liquids, and gases). It is a space with nothing in it, not even air. More created by the registration of Dr. Kofo Abayomi.   

• The candidate supported by Dr. Azikwe failed. Tribal sentiments made the Igbo Unions in Lagos prevail to form a new party which led to the formation of NCNC.   

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