OzikoroSamuel Ikoku: The Revolutionary or Prodigal Son?
The history of Nigerian post-independence politics is replete with figures of immense intellect and ideological fervor, yet few remain as polarizing as Samuel Goomsu Ikoku (1922–1997). A socialist theoretician, a disciplined organizer, and a man of shifting political loyalties, Ikoku’s life was a masterclass in the complexities of the African nationalist movement. Often remembered as…