Western Region
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Western Region was one of the major federating units of early post-independence Nigeria, encompassing much of the Yoruba-speaking southwest and serving as a key political and economic center.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former administrative region of Nigeria ⓘ |
| capital | Ibadan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Lyttleton Constitution of 1954 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Abeokuta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ado-Ekiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Akure NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibadan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ife NERFINISHED ⓘ Oshogbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateAbolished | 1967 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1954 ⓘ |
| dominantEthnicGroup | Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase | cash crop agriculture ⓘ |
| firstPremier | Obafemi Awolowo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInstitution |
University of Ife
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Nigeria Television (WNTV) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Premier ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-independence Nigeria ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cocoa-based export economy
ⓘ
early free primary education programme in Nigeria ⓘ regional television service WNTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Western House of Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Nigeria ⓘ |
| majorCashCrop |
cocoa
ⓘ
kolanut ⓘ oil palm ⓘ |
| majorLanguage | Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Obafemi Awolowo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel Ladoke Akintola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nowIncludesTerritoryOf |
Ekiti State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ogun State NERFINISHED ⓘ Ondo State NERFINISHED ⓘ Osun State NERFINISHED ⓘ Oyo State NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Lagos State ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | First Nigerian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPartyDominant | Action Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | state creation in Nigeria in 1967 ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Lagos State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid-Western Region (Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ Western State (Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
key economic center in early post-independence Nigeria
ⓘ
key political center in early post-independence Nigeria ⓘ |
| status | defunct administrative unit ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Western State (Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperLegislativeBody | Western House of Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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