Eyo Ita
Prof. Eyo Ita | |
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Premier of Eastern Region of Nigeria | |
In office 1951–1953 | |
Succeeded by | Nnamdi Azikiwe |
Leader of Government Business, Eastern Region of Nigeria | |
In office 1951–1953 | |
Minister for Natural Resources | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1903 Creek Town |
Died | 1972 |
Political party | Educationist Politician |
Eyo Ita
Early life and education
Eyo Ita was born in Creek Town in present-day Odukpani LGA of Cross River State, into the royal family of King Eyo Honesty II, ruler of Creek Town. His parents were Prince Eyo Nsa Eyo Ita and Princess Ako Eyo Ita of Adak-uko clan.
Ita attended the
While in Calabar, he was exposed to the teachings of
Nigerian nationalism
Ita was a leading Nigerian nationalist during British colonial rule. Upon his return from the United States, he formed the Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) in 1934 and galvanized the Nigerian youths for nationalism. The cannons of the Youth Charter adopted in 1937 centered on nationalism, inter-tribal harmony and a greater tomorrow. The Youth Movement became catalyst for championing Nigeria's independence from Britain. The return of Nnamdi Azikiwe from the United States in 1937 added more prominent Nigerians into the movement.
Political career
In the 1930s, Ita was a member of two movements in West Africa, the Youth movement and the Education movement. He was a member of the former with the establishment of the Nigerian Youth League in Calabar[3] and he also campaigned vigorously for education as a tool of freeing the
Some of his mentors were W. E. B. Du Bois and Edward Wilmot Blyden, who were notable Pan-Africanists of their eras.
National Independence Party
In 1946 the
A few federal ministers, however, from the NCNC supported a trial run of the
References
- ^ "African Concord". 2 (27–39). Concord Press of Nigeria. 1988: 30. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
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(help) - ^ Kalu Ezera. Constitutional Developments in Nigeria: An Analytical Study of Nigeria's Constitution-Making Developments and the Historical and Political Factors That Affected Constitutional Change, 1960, p. 46.
- ISBN 0-8139-1908-8.
- ISBN 0865439982
- Rosalynde Ainslie, Catherine Hoskyns, Ronald Segal, Political Africa: A Who's Who of Personalities and Parties, Frederick A. Praeger, 1961, pp. 21-22.
- ^ "Prof Ita Eyo, A Pioneer Of Youth Movements". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-26 – via PressReader.