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d. 1997 Nigeria

Mazi Samuel Goomsu Ikoku was a Nigerian trade unionist and politician. As a student at University of Southampton, Ikoku supported Nigeria's independence movement, writing articles printed by the West African Pilot.

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Africa must evolve a philosophy that can provide the intellectual cohesion we so urgently need.

It is a living philosophy the vitality of whose conclusions are daily revealed and confirmed by practical events.

Africa needs a philosophy which will be both a rational exposition of her past experiences and an intellectual stimulus for her renaissance.

Consciencism is a great stimulant to, and source of confidence for, the new Africa because it evolves a rational doctrine of self-induced development.

It enjoys world appeal because it has openly accepted and fully measured up to the norms of world thought.

Consciencism, though arising out of an African social milieu, is based on theoretical foundations which are universally valid.

Consciencism provides theoretical support for the view that the essence of social living in traditional Africa can be recaptured within a modern technological society.

Consciencism, a philosophy of action and reconstruction, is captivating and compelling because it is a harmonious blend of theory and practice, of aspirations and experience.

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