During the 1957 constitutional conference the Willink Commission was set up to

During the 1957 constitutional conference, the Willink Commission was set up to recommend solutions to the problem of the minorities in Nigeria. The minorities were ethnic groups that were smaller in population and often marginalized in the political and economic life of the country. The Commission was tasked with investigating the grievances of the minorities and making recommendations for how their rights and interests could be protected within a larger Nigerian state. The Commission's report, which was published in 1958, recommended measures such as the creation of minority commissions, the establishment of safeguards for minority rights in the Constitution, and the adoption of policies that would ensure that minority groups had a fair share of political and economic power.