Under the independence Constitution of Nigeria, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was

Under the independence Constitution of Nigeria, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was the Governor General. The independence Constitution was adopted in 1960 and provided for a parliamentary system of government with a Governor General as the representative of the Queen of England. The Governor General was the ceremonial head of state, while the Prime Minister was the head of government. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, who was a prominent nationalist and one of the founding fathers of Nigeria, served as the first indigenous Governor General of the country from 1960 to 1963, when Nigeria became a republic with a ceremonial president as the head of state.