(a) List three contributions of the National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) to the nationalist struggle (b) identify four contributions of Nnamdi A...

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(a) Three contributions of the National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) to the nationalist struggle

1. It demanded the introduction of the elective principle, which was granted in the Clifford Constitution of 1922.
2. It agitated for greater African participation in the Legislative Councils and in the administration of the colonies.
3. It called for the establishment of a West African university and improved higher education for Africans.
4. It fostered a spirit of West African unity and cooperation among the British colonies (Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and the Gambia).

(Any three of the above are correct.)

(b) Four contributions of Nnamdi Azikiwe to the nationalist struggle of Nigeria

1. He used his newspapers, especially the West African Pilot, to awaken national consciousness and attack colonial rule.
2. He co-founded and led the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC), a leading nationalist party.
3. He mobilised the youth and the masses and championed the demand for self-government and independence.
4. He participated in the constitutional conferences that led to Nigeria's independence in 1960.
5. He became the first indigenous Governor-General and later the first President of Nigeria, symbolising the triumph of nationalism.

(Any four of the above are acceptable.)