120:, Nigeria created in 1908 to promote the welfare of the city's residents regardless of race or religion. Its leaders included educated and traditional elites. An early goal was to stop a project to bring piped water into the city. All residents would pay taxes to cover the costs, but the wealthy Europeans and Africans with piped houses would be the main beneficiaries. The union lost popular support when the educated elites accepted a compromise on the water project in 1915. The People's Union was revived to fight an election in 1923 and continued until 1928, but could not compete with the more populist
221:(1914–18) Governor Lugard again tried to introduce the Water Rate in Lagos. The People's Union wrote to the Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1915 asking that the piped water project be suspended during the war. They were accused of sedition and disloyalty. The educated elites in the Union changed their stance to allowing the project to continue, but with reduced water taxes. They asked only for a "not exorbitant rate." This caused a split with the traditional elites and the loss of confidence of the general public. The union was inactive after 1916.
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expropriation, changes in land tenure and the water rate. The organization also opposed the
Seditious Ordinance. The People's Union was a political association rather than a political party. It was led by a coalition of educated and traditional elites. Randle was president and Obasa was secretary. Other key members included conservatives such as Sir
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a proposal for a system of piped water in Lagos was submitted to the
Legislative Council in 1907, with the cost to be covered by direct taxation of the city's residents. The project was opposed by the majority of residents because of the tax component. Water was already freely available from the
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Europeans and rich Africans who had water pipes in their houses. Another issue was that the colonial government was funding Christian organizations but refusing equivalent funds to Muslims, who formed over 70% of the population.
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founded the People's Union at a mass meeting in Enu Owa in 1908 in reaction to the preferential treatment of
Christians. The organization was secular, open to people of all religious persuasions, and was dedicated to the welfare of the people of Lagos. Specific objectives were to oppose
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instituted elections in Lagos in 1923. The People's Union was revived under Randle's leadership. In
September 1923 the first elections were held for the Legislative Council. Obasa ran for election on the People's Union platform but was defeated.
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