House of chiefs should be the next (6), by Eric Teniola

Vanguard News | 15-09-2026 01:12am |

This article continues a series on why the National Assembly should consider establishing a House of Chiefs. It profiles Mazi Samuel Goomsu Ikoku, a Nigerian trade unionist and politician, detailing his career as a labour officer, lecturer, and director of the National Policy Development Centre. Ikoku supported Nigeria's independence movement while studying at the University of Southampton and later co-founded the United Working People's Party in 1952. The piece is part of a broader argument for the inclusion of traditional rulers in the legislative process.

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