[3] In 1944, Balewa and some other educated teachers in the Northern Provinces were chosen to study abroad at the University of London's Institute of Education, which today forms part of University College London. Although it is widely (incorrectly) presumed that he was Hausa, Balewa’s father Yakubu Dan Zala was in fact of Bageri ethnicity, and his mother Fatima Inna was Fulani. Tafawa Balewa village takes its name from two corrupted Fulani words: “Tafari” (rock) and Baleri (black). In the Northern Assembly, he sought more roles and responsibility in the Native Administration for the educated members of the emirates.[3]. Balewa was married to four women who bore him nineteen children. 1. "[13][7][14] Tafawa Balewa Local Council Headquarters was moved to Bununu District. The bone of contention of the frequent clashes in the area has to do with the chieftaincy and ownership of Tafawa Balewa town. Balewa's father, Yakubu Dan Zala, was of Gere ethnicity, and his mother Fatima Inna was of Gere and Fulani descent. In 1948 Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, a man that was to later become the Prime Minister of Nigeria said, “Since 1914, the British Government has been trying to make Nigeria into one country, but the Nigerian people themselves are historically different in their backgrounds, in their religious beliefs and customs and do not show themselves any sign of willingness to unite. [1], This article is about the local government area. Thereafter, he proceeded to Bauchi Provincial School. Were Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa to be alive today,he would be 105. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE PC (December 1912 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian politician who was the first and only Prime Minister of Nigeria. That same year, Buhari was gifted with double promotion on the same day by the govt of Tafawa Balewa. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa had Four wives – Jummai, Umma, Zainab and Laraba. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1912 in modern-day Bauchi State, in the Northern Nigeria Protectorate. [10][11], In 2011, Bauchi State, Governor Isa Yuguda "threatened to demolish Tafawa Balewa town with the exception of government institutions like hospitals and schools," telling residents “You should either embrace peaceful coexistence or stand the risk of total ejection from Tafawa Balewa. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was conceived in December 1912 in Bauchi State. He also had his farm in Tafawa-Balewa, some heads of cattle and goats and a wrist watch. [12], In 2012, "the state government through the House of Assembly finally resolved to relocate the headquarters of the local government to Bununu town. Though, Awolowo, the leader of A.G. and premier of the Western region was skeptical of the plan,[5] the national executive committee of Action Group party endorsed the National Government and Ayo Rosiji and Samuel Akintola were nominated by the party. In 2013, Hon. Balewa was elected Vice President of the new party and subsequently resigned his post as headmaster of Bauchi Middle School. Balewa was the first and … Balewa was among the new legislators in Kaduna. [3], Balewa began his education at a Koranic School in Bauchi; when southern colonial administrators began to push for western education in the Northern region, Balewa was among the children sent to Tafawa Balewa Elementary School, after the Koranic school. Look at Tafawa Balewa sons, go to Balewa’s house in Bauchi and see how affluent he was. Tafawa Balewa had very humble origins. "[1], The area has been known for sectarian and ethnic violence over the years. Alh. [16] As of 8 May 2012, Bununu lacked "several social amenities such as water, electricity, office accommodation, working materials, staffers' accommodation and lack of good access roads to the temporary local government secretariat. He participated in numerous international development fora. This may have contributed to the “Black Rock” nickname he acquired in later life. Just like Balewa, Buhari has turned a deaf ear to solicitations not to set Nigeria alight by this ominous silence on Amotekun. The first Prime Minister was from Bauchi State. Apparently a young officer of the Nigerian Army at the time Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the Nigerian Prime Minister from 1957 – 1966, it goes without saying that President Muhammadu Buhari must know of Balewa, even if he didn’t know him. Tafawa Balewa is a local government area in the Southern part of Bauchi State in northern Nigeria. He was popularly known as “The Golden Voice of Africa“.Tafawa Balewa took its name from two corrupted Fulani words: “Tafari” (Rock) and “Baleri” (Black).Thus, Balewa grew up with the nickname, “Black Rock.” Tafawa Balewa had very humble origins. Balewa’s father Yakubu Dan Zala was of Gere ethnicity, and his mother Fatima Inna was half Gere half Fulani. A right honourable gentleman : Abubakar from the black rock : a narrative chronicle of the life and times of Nigeria's Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by Trevor Clark ( Book ) The Man, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the first prime minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1957-1966 ( Book ) His term in office was turbulent, with regional factionalism constantly threatening his government. The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi is named in his honour. Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE(1) (December 1912 â January 15, 1966) was a Nigerian politician, and the only prime minister of an independent Nigeria. NPC won the plurality of votes to the regional House of Assembly in 1951. Today, his portrait adorns the 5 Naira Note. His body was discovered at a roadside near Lagos six days after he was ousted from office. Balewa completed his five-year education in 1933 and returned to Bauchi to teach at Bauchi Middle School. Another problem with the label is that it erases the identity of millions of ethnically and culturally “unmingled” Fulani people in Nigeria’s northeast and elsewhere. This page was last edited on 31 December 2020, at 22:41. If you call him a Northerner, you are right, but he is definitely not a Fulani man. [1] He was also awarded an honorary doctorate of laws from the New York University in July 1961. The man felt that I was in a hurry and the young veiled Muslim woman who crossed the road caused some delay to my journey. In 1957, NPC won the plurality of votes in the Federal House of Representatives and Balewa became the Chief Minister and designated Prime Minister. Balewa was described as modest and self-effacing. In 1934, Balewa wrote Shaihu Umar, a novella about a pious Muslim in response to a request to promote Hausa literature by Rupert East, head of the colonial Translation Bureau. As Prime Minister of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, from 1960 to 1961, doubled as Foreign Affairs advocate of Nigeria. Conversely however, if his official birthday of April 17, 1967 is indeed real, Abubakar […] Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1912 in modern-day Bauchi State, in the Northern Nigeria Protectorate. Tafawa Balewa was a vocal leader, a trained teacher, and he was one of the most educated northerners during his lifetime. When Tafawa Balewa visited The U.S. in 1961, he had an aura of superiority around himself and carried himself majestically to the delight of the blacks and the amazement of the whites. Egba and Ijebu have no ancestral relationship. He was born on October 1, 1912 in the village of Tafawa Balewa, in modern-day Bauchi State. The farm was located on the way to Tafawa Balewa village about nine miles outside Bauchi; many official decisions while in office were taken at the farm. 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