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Clifford Constitution introduces elective principle in Lagos and Calabar
The Clifford Constitution created limited elected representation in Lagos and Calabar.
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1922
Clifford Constitution introduces elective principle in Lagos and Calabar
The Clifford Constitution created limited elected representation in Lagos and Calabar.
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The Clifford Constitution created limited elected representation in Lagos and Calabar. It mattered not because it democratized the colony fully, but because it opened a narrow constitutional channel for elite nationalist politics and press mobilization.