§ 36. Mr. Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when the Constitutional Conference on Nigeria will 1916 meet; and if the proposal for adult suffrage for all regional and federal elections will be included in the agenda.
§ The Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Alan Lennox-Boyd)The Conference is due to open on 23rd May. The agenda is a matter for the Conference itself to decide.
§ Mr. BrockwayIs the right hon. Gentleman aware how sincerely all of us hope that this Conference will result in great steps forward to the independence of Nigeria? In view of the unity which has been shown in Nigeria for independence by 1959 and the degree of unity in favour of universal suffrage, may we hope that the Government will support those demands?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI should be very unwise to anticipate the agenda, and I think that I should confine myself to expressing the hope that the Conference will result in the increased happiness and prosperity of the people of Nigeria.