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Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa KBE PC (December 1912 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian politician who served as the first and only prime minister of Nigeria upon independence. [3] A conservative Anglophile, he favoured maintaining close ties with the British.
The head of state was the president, while the prime minister served as the head of government. In 1966, the office of prime minister was abolished (as the inaugural holder of the office, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa , had been assassinated) and since then, Nigeria has been a presidential republic with the president as the head of state and head of ...
Prime minister Ref. No. Portrait Name (birth–death) Took office Left office Time in office 1 Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) 1 October 1963 16 January 1966: 2 years, 107 days National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912–1966)
On 30 August 1957 the governor-general of Nigeria, Sir James Wilson Robertson, announced that Abubakar Tafawa Balewa had been appointed prime minister, with a broad-based National Government. [1] His first cabinet included ministers from all parties. [2] The cabinet was based on that appointed after the 1954 elections. [1] Cabinet ministers ...
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October 1, 1960 - Nigerian Independence Day; October 1, 1960 - Tafawa Balewa became prime minister; October 1, 1960 - Sir James Robertson (1899 - 1983) became governor-general. November 16, 1960 - Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) became governor general
The monarch was represented in the Federation by the Governor-General of Nigeria, who was appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Nigerian Prime Minister. [1] After independence, the monarch held her sovereignty in virtue of her "Nigerian Crown", and acted on the advice of the Nigerian Government. [13]
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