Western Region, Nigeria

{{Unreferenced stub|auto=yes|date=December 2009}} The '''Western Region''' was a subdivision of the federation of [[Nigeria]] until 1967. Its capital was at [[Ibadan]]. It was established in the 1930s under [[British Empire|British]] rule as a subdivision of the [[Southern Nigeria]] colony. Upon independence of Nigeria in 1960, it became one of the members of the federation, along with the [[Eastern Region, Nigeria|Eastern Region]] and the [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]]. In 1963, two provinces [[Benin (province)|Benin]] and [[Delta (province)|Delta]] were split from the region to form the new [[Mid-Western Region, Nigeria|Mid-Western Region]]. In 1967 the regions were abolished and the area was subdivided into [[Lagos (state)|Lagos]] and [[Western (state)|Western]] states, which would also later be subdivided. =====President of the House of Chiefs===== {| class="wikitable" ! Name ! Period |- |''Alhaji'' Haruna, CMG, Emir of Gwandu |? - ? |} =====Speakers of the House of Assembly===== {| class="wikitable" ! Name ! Period |- |Richard Doherty |1954 - ? |- |''Alhaji'' Umaru Gwandu |? - ? |} ==See also== *[[Northern Region, Nigeria]] *[[Eastern Region, Nigeria]] {{WesternStateGovernors}} {{Coord missing|Nigeria}}