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Sir Ahmadu Bello

Sardauna of Sokoto

THE PREMIER OF NORTHERN NIGERIA

Presidents & Heads of State in Nigeria since Independence

 

Arewa House Event Honors Sir Ahmadu Bello and Dr. Martin Luther King

 

Genealogy of Sardauna (Gamji)

 

 

Alh. (Sir) Abubakar T Balewa (1912-1966)


BALEWA, ALHAJI SIR ABUBAKAR TAFAWA [Balewa, Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa] , 1912-66, Nigerian political leader. He was born Mallam Abubakar. After studying to become a teacher, he held a series of posts in education and then became a member of the Northern Region house of assembly in 1947. Later (1951), he was elected to the federal house of representatives. He was appointed the first prime minister of the Federation of Nigeria in 1957. When the federation became independent (1960), he retained his office. He was a founder and deputy president general of the country's largest political party, the Northern People's Congress. 

 

Sir Tafawa Balewa was widely admired for his simplicity and humility. He was killed the January 1966 military coup. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. In 1966, he was killed in a military coup. Read more on Tafawa Balewa


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“Here in the Northern Nigeria we have People of Many different races, tribes and religious who are knit together to common history, common interest and common ideas, the things that unite us are stronger than the things that divide us. I always remind people of our firmly rooted policy of religious tolerance. We have no intention of favouring one religion at the expense of another. Subject to the overriding need to preserve law and order, it is our determination that everyone should have absolute liberty to practice his belief according to the dictates of his conscience…”  - Sir Ahmadu Bello


 
 

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