The 1945 General Strike, which was conceived, organised and coordinated from Lagos, was perhaps the most historic gift that Lagos gave to Nigerians; it created the consciousness in them that they belong to one country. Also, the strike made the colonial forces realise that the colonised, when organised, could defy the government, control strategic towns, […]
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