Akiga Sai (1898–1959) was an early Nigerian autobiographer and historian, known for his History of the Tiv. [1]
Sai's Tiv language manuscript was edited and translated into English by Rupert East, and first published in 1939. In 2015 a full edition was published [2] and several other articles published about Sai (by Fardon, [3] Pine [4] and Martin Luter Akiga [5] among others).
Fardon (2015: 572), citing the Tiv historian Atah Pine [6] accords Akiga Sai the following Tiv "firsts": "the first Tiv man to be baptized as a Christian, the first Tiv man to read and write, the first Tiv man to write a letter, first Tiv parliamentarian, first Tiv newspaper editor, and first Tiv man to write a book."
In Sklar's book on Nigerian political parties, [7] Sai is listed on as a Benue state member of the National People's Congress for 1958.
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Akiga Sai (1898–1959) was an early Nigerian autobiographer and historian, known for his History of the Tiv. [1]
Sai's Tiv language manuscript was edited and translated into English by Rupert East, and first published in 1939. In 2015 a full edition was published [2] and several other articles published about Sai (by Fardon, [3] Pine [4] and Martin Luter Akiga [5] among others).
Fardon (2015: 572), citing the Tiv historian Atah Pine [6] accords Akiga Sai the following Tiv "firsts": "the first Tiv man to be baptized as a Christian, the first Tiv man to read and write, the first Tiv man to write a letter, first Tiv parliamentarian, first Tiv newspaper editor, and first Tiv man to write a book."
In Sklar's book on Nigerian political parties, [7] Sai is listed on as a Benue state member of the National People's Congress for 1958.
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