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Prime Minister of the Federation of Nigeria; 1 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912–1966) 1 October 1960: 1 October 1963 3 years: Northern People's Congress: Balewa II: Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeriathis is the bello and the lashes uncle (1) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912–1966) 1 October 1963: 15 January 1966 (Assassinated) 2 years ...
Okoye was cultural prime minister of Arondizuogu until his death [4] and was known as Mezuo Mbụ nke Arọndizuogu ('first of Arondizuogu') [5] and Arụsị Makaja Mbụ ('first Makaji Arusi') [5] or Arusi Makaja 1. [3] [6] [7] After appearing with Pete Edochie in a Nollywood movie titled Lion of Africa, he also came to be called by that name ...
As Prime Minister of Nigeria, Balewa, from 1960 to 1961, doubled as Foreign Affairs advocate of Nigeria. In 1961, the Balewa government created an official Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations ministerial position in favour of Jaja Wachuku who became, from 1961 to 1965, the first substantive Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and ...
Under the 1963 Constitution, the first constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigeria ran the parliamentary system of government with a prime minister and the president replacing the monarch as ceremonial head of state. The prime minister was formed by the leader of the party that won the election.
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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 ...
The Queen of Nigeria was represented by the Governor-General at the federal level, and by Governors in the three regions: Northern, Western, and Eastern. The Governors and the Governor-General were appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Nigerian Premiers and the Nigerian Prime Minister respectively. [1] [26] [28]
Federal Minister of Labour, 1953–54; Nigeria's youngest ever Minister at 23 years of age. Ag. Minister of Transport, 1954; Ag. Minister of Commence and Industry, 1954–55; Ag. Minister of Works, 1955; Minister of State (Naval Affairs) in the Prime Minister’s Office, 1960; Minister of Defence (Navy), 1961–65