HC Deb 13 March 1957 vol 566 c173W
4. Mr. John Hall

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what representations have been made to him for the establishment of a separate Rivers State in Nigeria.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The Rivers Chiefs and Peoples Conference have asked for an opportunity to present their claim for a separate Rivers State to the forthcoming Constitutional Conference and have discussed their claim with the Governor of the Eastern Region.

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