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Ernest Ikoli (1893 – 1960) was a Nigerian politician, nationalist and pioneering journalist. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends He was the president of the Nigerian Youth Movement and in 1942, represented Lagos in the legislative council. [1]

Early Life and Career

He was Born at Nembe in present day Bayelsa State and educated at Bonny Government School, Rivers State and King's College, Lagos. Economy Bayelsa State has one of the largest crude oil and natural gas deposits in Nigeria King's College Lagos is a secondary school in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. After completing his studies at King's College, he became a tutor at the school - a post which he left to pursue a career in Journalism. Ikoli is remembered today as one of the pacesetters of Nigerian journalism and the independence struggle. He was the first editor of the Daily Times of Nigeria and the publisher of the now defunct African Messenger. The Daily Times is a Nigerian Newspaper. It has its headquarters in Lagos, Lagos State. Prior to joining the Daily Times and publishing, he worked at the Lagos Weekly Record (another paper which has since disappeared). In 1942 he was elected onto the Legislative Council and was re-elected in 1946. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Legislative Council is the name given to the legislatures or one of the chambers of the legislature of many nations and colonies Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the 1930s he was one of the founders of the Nigerian Youth Movement and was once the movement's president. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The Nigerian Youth Movement was founded by Dr James Churchhill Vaughan in 1933 but was not known under this name until 1936. During this period, the movement was engaged in an intense power struggle with Herbert Macaulay's NNDP. Herbert Samuel Heelas Macaulay ( November 14, 1864 — May 7, 1946) was a Nigerian nationalist politician engineer journalist and [2]

Nigerian Youth Movement

Ernest Ikoli started the Nigerian Youth Movement with other prominent Nigerians like H. O Davis, J. C. Vaughn and Oba Samuel Akinsaya (aka General Saki). The movement originally started as the Lagos youth movement, it was partly formed to voice concerns about the lackluster colonial higher education policy. Lagos ( pron ˈleɪgɒs or /ˈlɑːgoʊs/ overseas is the most populous Conurbation in Nigeria with Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges The movement was largely Lagos based but as varied members entered the organization, it metamorphosed to become the Nigerian Youth Movement; a political action group with a nationalistic flavor and outlook. An organization (or organisation &mdash see spelling differences) is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals which controls its own performance and The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation Nnamdi Azikiwe, an important political personality joined the group in 1936 and brought in a large followership.

In 1941, when Sir Kofo Abayomi, a Lagos leader of the movement, resigned his position at the legislative council, an election was held among NYM members to select a candidate to contest the seat. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office A candidate is the prospective recipient of an Award or honor or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position for example to be elected In the primary election, Samuel Akinsanya collated the most votes, second was Ernest Ikoli, but with the support of H. A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates Votes are people of Votia in Ingria (part of modern day northwestern Russia, roughly (southwest of Saint Petersburg, near and east O Davis, Awolowo, Akintola and a few others, the central committee of the organization which had the right to review the results presented Ernest Ikoli as the movement's candidates. A committee (some of which are titled instead as a "Commission" or other terms discussed below in) is a type of small Deliberative assembly that is usually intended Though, Oba Akinsanya immediately congratulated Mr Ikoli, he later reneged and contested but lost the seat as an independent candidate with the support of his primary backer, Nnamdi Azikiwe. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. [3] The loss of Akinsanya in the election led to his exit from the movement, Azikiwe also left the movement, both took away most of their supporters. The resulting feud is seen by some analysts as a contributing catalyst to the enmity that exist between some ethnic groups in the country and also as a major focal point of electoral disputes and the ominous role they played in destabilizing the country. A feud (ˈfjuːd (referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud or vendetta) is a long-running argument or fight between parties&mdashoften through Guilt In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity [4]


References

  1. ^ Awo: The Autobiography of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Cambridge University Press, 1960
  2. ^ Toyin Falola; The History of Nigeria, Greenwood Press (September 30, 1999). ISBN 0313306826
  3. ^ AWO: The Autobiography of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Cambridge University Press, 1960. pp 130-160
  4. ^ Al-Bashir, "Documenting Electoral Disputes. " Vanguard, Nigeria, August 7, 2003.


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