Arthur Prest

Arthur Prest

Arthur Edward Prest (born 1908) was an Itsekiri politician of mixed heritage from the Warri division of Southern Nigeria. He was an officer of the Nigerian police force prior to his nomination as a representative of the Warri district in the Western Regional House of Assembly. [Abner Cohen, "Urban Ethnicity". Routledge, 2004. ISBN 0415329825] In 1951, he declared his support for the Action Group and was later made regional minister at Ibadan, he was subsequently appointed federal minister for communications in 1952.

He left the Action Group in 1957.

In 1971, he was involved in a prominent court case. Then, he challenged the Itsekiri Communal Lands Trust which wanted to use the purported overlord rights of the Olu of Warri over lands in Warri. The overlord rights would have given the trust indirect ownership of all lands including overriding the rights of ownership of landlords. However, the communal lands trust lost the case. [Peter Palmer Ekeh, "Warri City and British Colonial Rule in Western Niger Delta". Urhobo Historical Society. 2005. p 290. ISBN 9780649247]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bugs Bunny — Personnage de fiction apparaissant dans Looney Tunes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Clan écossais — Carte des clans écossais La société traditionnelle écossaise fonctionne sur le mode du clan. L appartenance à un clan se signale par le nom patronymique et les couleurs particulières du tartan, c est à dire le motif que l on retrouve sur le kilt …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Charlie Merz — (6 July 1888 Indianapolis, Indiana – 8 July 1952 Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. Active in the early years of the Indianapolis 500, he later became Chief Steward of the Memorial Day Classic. Contents 1 Early years 2 The… …   Wikipedia

  • Wesley College, Melbourne — Infobox Aust school private name = Wesley College motto = (Latin: Dare To Be Wise ) established = 1866 type = Independent, co educational, day school denomination = Uniting Church slogan = Success Has a Purple Lining key people = Dr Helen Drennen …   Wikipedia

  • List of Yorkshire CCC players — This is a list of cricketers who have ever played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. A *Alfred Ackroyd (1879) *Spencer Allen (1924) *William Allen (1921 1925) *Joe Ambler (1886) *George Anderson (1863 1869) *Paul Anderson (1988) *Claude Anson… …   Wikipedia

  • Early Birds of Aviation — The Early Birds of Aviation is an organization devoted to the history of early pilots. The organization was started in 1928. Membership was limited to those who piloted a glider, gas balloon, or airplane, prior to December 17, 1916. The cutoff… …   Wikipedia

  • Smith's Prize — The Smith s Prize was the name of each of two prizes awarded annually awarded to two research students in theoretical Physics, mathematics and applied mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England.June Barrow Green, A Corrective… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Australian Football League umpires — This is a list of all Australian Football League umpires, that is umpires who have officiated in a Australian Football League (AFL) match, formally the VFL.As of 2007 there have been a total of 1,249 umpires to have umpired at VFL/AFL Level (408… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Jones — Chuck Jones Chuck Jones Chuck Jones est un réalisateur, producteur, scénariste, acteur et compositeur américain né le 21 septembre 1912 à Spokane, Washington (États Unis), décédé le 22 février 2002 à Corona Del Mar …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Charles M. Jones — Chuck Jones Chuck Jones Chuck Jones est un réalisateur, producteur, scénariste, acteur et compositeur américain né le 21 septembre 1912 à Spokane, Washington (États Unis), décédé le 22 février 2002 à Corona Del Mar …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”