George Wilson CB also known as bwana tayari - "Mr. Ready", amongst natives in East Africa, was a general African staff employee of the Imperial British East African company (1890–1891). He served as Chief Lieutenant to then-Captain Sir Frederick D. Lugard from 1889 to 1890, and was second in command during Lugard's caravan expedition to Uganda on 6 August 1890. The Europeans were Fenwick De Winton, William Grant, and Archibald Brown. Wilson joined the Uganda Service/government in 1894 and his first order of business was establishing a 'native baraza' or council that was structured as a native administration, with himself as the chief administrative officer who presided over all matters involving the government in conjunction with the Kabaka and later on he was in civil charge of the Protectorate during the outbreak of the Sudanese mutiny. He was appointed first class transport officer then the 1st class assistant of the Uganda protectorate on 30 August 1894. Was the sub-commissioner of the Buganda Kingdom in 1895. Also Was Her Britannic Majesty's acting commissioner and the commander in chief of the Uganda Protectorate and the consul-general. Was awarded the C.B. on 2 January 1899. He was the first ever Chief collector for the Bunyoro district. He was tasked with drawing up the 1901 Ankole agreement and presenting it to the Ankole chiefs and the Ankole people before it was signed in August of that year with the blessing of Ankole, the colonial administration and the UK government in Whitehall with Wilson as the protectorate's Chief negotiator and representative. Mr. Wilson was then the deputy commissioner of the Uganda Protectorate at Entebbe, government house and deputy governor of the protectorate. He was H.M. – His Majesty's commander in chief and acting commissioner of the Uganda protectorate (1904–1906) and. Was a fellow at the Royal Society of Arts and a silver medal recipient since 28 June 1907.

Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, known as Sir Frederick Lugard between 1901 and 1928, was a British soldier, mercenary, explorer of Africa and a colonial administrator. He was Governor of Hong Kong (1907–1912), the last Governor of Southern Nigeria Protectorate (1912–1914), the first High Commissioner (1900–1906) and last Governor (1912–1914) of Northern Nigeria Protectorate and the first Governor-General of Nigeria (1914–1919).