(i). Who has the official custody or the official possession of the original legal document that was signed into law on January 1, 1914 at Zungeru in the present day Niger State of Nigeria that amalgamated the two British colonies of the Northern protectorate and the Southern protectorate together in 1914 to form the new British colony that was named as Nigeria by the then British colonial authority that was led by Governor General Lord Lugard?
(ii). Why is this legal document hidden from the ordinary Nigerians since 1914 to date? What exactly were the legal terms in this political amalgamation document? Why is this document which is legally superior to the present Nigerian constitution of 1999 and still remains the most important legal material to date that binds the over 450 ethnic nationalities, many religious and cultural groups together as one nation and then ended those caliphates, kingdoms and empires for almost 100 years now not publicly accessible to anyone or made public since 1914 to Nigerians?
(iii). Is it true that this important amalgamation document will officially expire at 12:01am on the January 1, 2014 when Nigeria will be exactly 100 years old as a nation? Has this legal document that was signed into law in 1914 finally set on stone forever and can never or must never be amended or revisited again in our lifetime no matter what Nigeria is facing or going through today in this 21st century dynamic human universe? Why are we still using this unseen and this unknown legal document for almost 100 years that has no single political contribution or input from the 450 different ethnic nationalities, the many religious faiths and the cultural groups that formed the present day Nigeria to run the national affairs of Nigeria ?
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