[4] In 1946, a group of young Nigerians inspired by the speeches and writings of Azikiwe and Orizu formed the Zikist movement, a youth wing within NCNC buth its own flag, song and, logo.
[3][5] The first meeting of the movement was inside the hall of Tinubu Methodist High School and had in attendance many individuals who later played prominent roles in Nigeria's path towards independence.
In October 1948, inside Tom Jones Hall, at a meeting chaired by Tony Enahoro, Osita Agwuna, an assistant editor with the Daily Comet, delivered a hostile speech against colonialism entitled A Call to Action.
The militant tone caught the interest of colonial officials who were wary of the socialist outlook of many Zikists and its potential to be a base of funding by the Soviet Union to promote Marxism.
[5] Movement members, Agwuna, Anthony Enahoro, Fred Anyiam, Raji Abdallah, Smart Ebbi, and Oged Macaulay, were arrested and charged with sedition.