The Premier of Western Region immediately after independence was _________

Analyze the question: It asks who was Premier of the Western Region right after Nigeria's independence (October 1, 1960).

Concept: Western Region premiers, in order:

• Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1954 - 1959). He left regional politics in 1959 to lead the opposition in the federal parliament after the 1959 federal elections.
• Chief S. L. Akintola (January 1960 - 1962). He took over as Premier before independence and was in office when independence arrived.
• 1962: The Action Group crisis led to a state of emergency. Dr. Moses Majekodunmi was appointed Sole Administrator, not Premier.
• Late 1962 - 1963: Akintola returned as Premier after the emergency ended.
• Later, D. S. Adegbenro was briefly installed as Premier by the Awolowo faction (1962) but was not recognised in practice.

Step by step:

1. Independence was on 1 October 1960.
2. Awolowo had already left the regional premiership in 1959, so A is wrong.
3. Majekodunmi was Administrator in 1962, which was not "immediately after independence" and was not a premiership, so C is wrong.
4. Adegbenro's short, contested claim came in 1962, so D is wrong.
5. Akintola was the sitting Premier when independence came, so he is the answer.

Answer: B. Chief Ladoke Akintola

Tip: Remember the sequence "A-A-M": Awolowo (to 1959), Akintola (1960 - 62), Majekodunmi (1962 emergency administrator). When a question says "immediately after independence," think of Akintola. Also note that Majekodunmi's title was Administrator, a common trap in JAMB options.