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Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa KBE PC was a Nigerian politician who served as the first and only prime minister of Nigeria upon independence....
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Fahad |1 Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Fahad |2 Ethics and Leadership American University of Nigeria School of Arts and Sciences The Biography of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Submitted by Fahad Umar, A00012495 November, Fall 2011.
Course Instructor: Professor Osam Edim Temple Fahad |3 Intoduction Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (He is also referred to as Alhaji, having performed the Muslim pilgrimage at Macca. He was a Nigerian politician, and the first prime minister of an independent Nigeria.
Originally a trained teacher, he became a vocal leader for Northern interest as one of the few educated Nigerians of his time.
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He was also an international statesman, widely respected across the African continent as one of the leaders who encouraged the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) (later the African Union. He also encouraged cooperation between the former British and former French colonies.
During his period in office, Balewa was faced with competi