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THE ROAD TO THE UNITARY STATE OF CAMEROON 1959-1972*

However, a number of political options were already being discussed before 1959. Unification proposed that Northern and Southern Cameroons be amalgamated to form a single administrative unit within or outside the framework of the Nigerian political system. Integration proposed that Northern and Southern Cameroons, either singly or together, be constituted permanently into autonomous regions or states of the Federation of Nigeria. Secession proposed that Northern and Southern Cameroons sever links with Nigeria and develop together as an independent state either as two provinces or as a single u…