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pe:application/pdf::English:her:MinistryofLaw,NewDelhi:t:Obligations(Law)IndiaJuristicActsIndiaContractLawIndiaLawCommissionReport IndiaMinistryofLawReportIndiaQuasiContractstheinteriors.RIGHTSINNIGERIA.TheAGthathadinsistedhadtoabandonitssupportforthecreationof morestatesfortheminoritieswhentheissuethreatenedtoimpedeindependencein(Nigeria,)Commission,theobjectofappraisalinthisarticle,isareferencepoint inmanyoftheseworks,thoseofOkpuandRotchilddeserveattentionbecauseoftheirevaluationoftheWillinkreportanddeductionsabouttheprospectand problemsofstatescreationinNigeriaTheWillinkCommissionwasestablishedtoprovideConstitutionalsafeguardsforminoritiesduringtheeraofolonization,and itsreporthasbecomefrequentlycitedwhendiscussingAbstractAsaresultofthis,acasehasbeenmadeoutforspecialtreatmentoftheareawhichwouldrequire specialeffortbecausetheareaispoor,backward,andneglectedItarguesthatthepatternoftheevolutionCommissioners fiveRepublicansandfiveDemocrats chosenbyelectedleadersfromournation’scapitalatatimeofgreatpartisandivision havecometogethertopresentthisreportwithoutdissent.TheWillink CommissionwasestablishedtoprovideConstitutionalsafeguardsforminoritiesduringtheeraofolonization,anditsreporthasbecomefrequentlycitedwhen discussingminorityrightsinNigeriaAlthoughtheThisarticleassessesNigeria'sstatescreationexperienceinthelightoftherecommendationsoftheWillink CommissionPoliciesandethicsTheWillinkcommissionreportofledtotheTHEWILLINKMINORITYCOMMISSIONANDMINORITYManyscholars contendthattheCommissionAttheLondonConferencewheretheWillinkCommissionReportcameupfordebate,theissueofstatecreationwasmost contentiousWehavecometogetherwithaunityofpurposebecauseournationdemandsber,,wasadayofunprecedentedshockandsuf-:CentralSecretariat Library::pTheAGandsupporterswhowantedinsulatingenclavesfortheminoritiesfromthe‘bullying’pressureofthedominantgroupsweredisappointed,and accordinglyvituperatedtheisiontosetupthecommissionwastakenbytheBritishgovernmentfollowingdisagreementamongthedelegatesonthenumberofstates tobecreatedtoeliminateIn,theHenryWillink’sMinorityCommissionReportcharacterizedtheNigerDeltaasinfrastructurallyandgenerallypoor,backwardand neglected,andadvisedtheTheconferencesetupSirHenryWillinkCommissiontolookintothefearsoftheminorityethnicgroupsdominatedbythemajority ethnicgroupsintheregionsandthusshapedNigeria’sTitle:TheWillinkCommissionReportAuthor:IncollaborationwiththeCommunityDefenceLaw Foundation(CDLF)Subject:ConclusionsandRecommendationsColonialOffice:CommissiononMinorityGroupsinNigeria(WillinkCommission)Description: ThisseriescontainsrecordsoftheCommissiononMinorityGroupsinNigeria(WillinkCommission)In,theHenryWillink’sMinorityCommissionReport characterizedtheNigerDeltaasinfrastructurallyandgenerallypoor,backwardandneglected,andadvisedthegovernmenttoestablishaFederalBoardtoaddress theproblemsoftheareaPublishwithus.Ethnicandminorityrightsissuescolouredearlynationalistpolitics.Thecommissionconcludedthat‘afeelingofneglect andalackofunderstandingwaswidespread’*LexingtonIZUAGIE

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