HC Deb 24 April 1911 vol 24 cc1359-60
Mr. CATHCART WASON

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he has received a petition from the Olofa and chiefs of the Iloffa country in the Ekiti country, Nigeria, praying that they may be relieved from the oppressions under which they suffer through their country being arbitrarily divided; and if he will consider the possibility of affording them redress by restoring the country to its position as a tribal province of Southern Nigeria?

The SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Mr. Harcourt)

I have received the petition to which my hon. Friend refers, and I have requested the Acting Governor of Northern Nigeria to furnish me with a report on the subject.