1956Event
Movement for the Creation of Calabar-Ogoja-Rivers State gains prominence
Minority activists in the Eastern Region pressed for a Calabar-Ogoja-Rivers State to reduce domination by larger groups.
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1956
Movement for the Creation of Calabar-Ogoja-Rivers State gains prominence
Minority activists in the Eastern Region pressed for a Calabar-Ogoja-Rivers State to reduce domination by larger groups.
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Minority activists in the Eastern Region pressed for a Calabar-Ogoja-Rivers State to reduce domination by larger groups. Their case later went before the Willink Commission.
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