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Sam Mbakwe
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- 1Debate rekindled over Britain's colonial rule in Nigeria●Was there a ledger to square: Britain’s rule in Nigeria by Lawson Akhigbe The late Sam Mbakwe, first civilian governor o
A commentary by Lawson Akhigbe has revived discussion of Britain's colonial legacy in Nigeria, citing the late Sam Mbakwe, Imo State's first civilian governor, who famously said he would gladly invite the British back to govern. The piece asks whether colonial administration outperformed later Nigerian governments, prompting debate over nostalgia for British rule versus the realities of empire.