Pioneer, patriot, and Nigerian nationalist a biography of the Reverend M. D. Opara, 1915 - 1965
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| adam_text | Pioneer,
Patriot, and
Nigerian Nationalist
A Biography of the
Reverend M. D. Opara,
1915-1965
Felix K. Ekechi
PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
CAROLINA ACADEMIC PRESS
Durham, North Carolina
Contents
Series Editor s Preface ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Sources xvii
Methodology xxi
Summary of Chapters xxiii
Introduction 3
Prologamena on M. D. Opara s Political Career 12
Abbreviations 15
Chapter 1 • The Making of a Missionary, 1930-1950 17
Education and Early Career 18
Birth of the Zion Mission and Its Travails 23
The Land Question 27
Denominational Problems 31
The Human Factor in the History of the Zion Mission 34
The Zion Mission-Calabar Relationship and Its Ambiguities 36
Church Recruitment 39
The Ajoku-Opara Imbroglio 40
The Ajoku-Opara Rapprochement 45
Chapter 2 • The Polygamy Question 47
Reflections on the Polygamy Question 50
Chapter 3 • Education: The Crucible of Missionary Work, 1942-1950 61
Education as a Survival Strategy 63
The Foundation of Zion Schools and Their Ordeal 67
vi CONTENTS
The Politics of School Approval 69
The Scape-Goating Syndrome 73
Zion School Approvals and Problems 74
The Resource Question and Impact 80
The Enrollment Question % 83
Staffing 84
Recruitment of Graduate Staff 87
Chapter 4 • The Salary Dilemma, 1950-1970 93
The End of an Era 113
The Times of Mutual Distrust and Conflict 120
The CMS Episode, 1966-1970 125
Chapter 5 • Toward the Democratization of Education 129
The Higher Education Initiative 133
The Catalytic Impact of the Higher Education Initiative 137
Requests for College Admissions and Scholarships 144
The Please Help Me and Thank You Letters 149
Request for Donations, Loans, and Employment 155
Requests for Employment 160
Portrait of a Benevolent Nationalist 162
Voices of Gratitude and Appreciation 164
Chapter 6 • Expansion and Denominational Squabbles, 1948-53 171
Leadership Configured: M. D. Opara and His Admirers 185
Chapter 7 • The American Connection, 1950-1980 191
The Genesis of the ZM-EMC Relationship 192
From Conference to Partnership 193
The Roy Adams, Fiasco 203
The Turning Point 209
The New Dawn 211
Chapter 8 • The American Missionary Episode, 1956-1980 223
The EMC Crisis and Its Aftermath 229
The Triggs Missionary Episode and Fiasco 235
The End of an Era 242
CONTENTS vii
Chapter 9 • Politics and Political Activism, 1948-1965: Part I 249
Prelude to the 1953 Election to the Eastern House of Assembly 252
The 1953 Elections and Political Activism 255
The Africanization Question 258
Diatribe on Judges and African Bureaucrats 265
Toward the Redeployment of District Officers 268
Campaign for the Liberalization of Grants-in-Aid, and Crusade
for Education Reform 271
Devolution of Powerand the Politics of Grants-in-Aid 272
Persistence of Financial Woes 274
Toward Education Reform; Putting the Cart before the Horse 274
Chapter 10 • Politics and Political Activism, 1948-1965: Part II 281
The Water Supply Question and Miscellaneous Concerns 281
Health and Health Care Delivery Systems 291
Concerns about Workers, Teachers, etc. 301
Armed Robbery and Social Insecurity 304
Miscellaneous Matters: The Chieftaincy Question 307
The Free Milk Donation Controversy 310
Self Government and Its Discontents 312
Chapter 11 • Confronting the Crisis of Underdevelopment: M. D. Opara
and the Underdevelopment Dilemma, 1954-1965 319
Agitation for the Industrial Development of Owerri 324
The Clamor for Electricity Supply 328
Toward Improved Transportation and Economic Reforms 330
Towards the Establishment of Catering Rest Houses 337
Chapter 12 • Weathering the Storm: Political Opposition and Triumph,
1957-1965 341
Reflections on the Home Rule Movement and the Break-Up
of the Ikeduru-Mbaitoli Federation 342
The Newspaper War 347
Sweet Victory 363
Epilogue 366
Accolades 370
Conclusion 373
Vll l CONTENTS
Appendix A • Reflections on Local Politics in the Mbaitoli Clan Based
on Interview with Edmund U. Ajaero, August 12,1995 377
Appendix B • Portrait of Abel E. Okwuoha 379
Bibliography 381
Notes 391
Summary of Chapters 391
Introduction 391
Chapter 1 393
Chapter 2 396
Chapter 3 398
Chapter 4 401
Chapter 5 403
Chapter 6 408
Chapter 7 410
Chapter 8 412
Chapter 9 415
Chapter 10 418
Chapter 11 421
Chapter 12 423
Series Board 429
Index 431
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