Tafawa Balewa was a teacher, a legislator, a politician who founded Northern People’s Congress ( NPC ) alongside Alhaji Ahmadu Bello, and he was the first Nigerian Prime Minister. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1912 in modern-day Bauchi State, in the Northern Nigeria Protectorate. The bone of contention of the frequent clashes in the area has to do with the chieftaincy and ownership of Tafawa Balewa town. Were Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa to be alive today,he would be 105. For instance, the late Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was and still is often called a “Hausa-Fulani” by the southern press even though he was Gere, a minority ethnic group in Bauchi. 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. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1922 and was killed on January 15, 1966. [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. 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. 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[7] At his death, his major assets included his house in Bauchi and a 50-acre farm where he vacationed when he wanted to relax. If you call him a Northerner, you are right, but he is definitely not a Fulani man. The Sayawa Council of Elders and Traditional Rulers in Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro local councils of Bauchi State condemned the relocation. The name of his birthplace was appended to Abubakar’s name (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa). ... Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, born by a Fulani … Its headquarters is in the town of Tafawa Balewa. "[8], Tafawa Balewa town is inhabited by Jarawa, Fulani, Hausa, Sayawa, Kanuri, Tapshinawa (angas) and other tribes. Tafawa Balewa was a vocal […] As a legislator, he was a vocal advocate of the rights of Northern Nigeria. In total, the journey took him 10 days. Alh. He also had his farm in Tafawa-Balewa, some heads of cattle and goats and a wrist watch. Yakubu Dogara (PDP/Bauchi) The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on House Services, said "the attempt to relocate the headquarters of the local council from Tafawa Balewa town to Bunu was not only a contravention of the constitution but an action designed to cause disaffection among the people of the state. Balewa was the first and … 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. [12], In 2012, "the state government through the House of Assembly finally resolved to relocate the headquarters of the local government to Bununu town. He started his early education at the Koranic School in Bauchi and like most of his contemporaries, he studied at the Barewa College for further education and soon acquired his teaching certificate. Tafawa Balewa had very humble origins. 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. His father worked in the house of the district head of Lere, a district within the Bauchi Emirate. Brought into the world a commoner in the north of colonial Nigeria, he had training as a teacher. Tafawa Balewa was not a Fulani man. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was conceived in December 1912 in Bauchi State. [20], Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1912 in Tafawa Balewa village. Balewa completed his five-year education in 1933 and returned to Bauchi to teach at Bauchi Middle School. NPC won the plurality of votes to the regional House of Assembly in 1951. The first Prime Minister was from Bauchi State. [1][2] His father worked in the house of the district head of Lere, a district within the Bauchi Emirate. "[13][7][14] Tafawa Balewa Local Council Headquarters was moved to Bununu District. 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. 1. 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] He was also awarded an honorary doctorate of laws from the New York University in July 1961. News of his assassination spurred violent riots throughout Northern Nigeria and ultimately led to the bloody counter-coup of July 1966.[4]. That same year, Buhari was gifted with double promotion on the same day by the govt of Tafawa Balewa. tobtap: tafa balewa is not fulani..he belong to a minority tribe in bauchi,gowon is beron,ibb is gwari and abdulsalam is hausa.. i think nigeria dont need to elect a president based on his tribe but based on merit and what such have to offer Tafawa Balewa is Sefawa, Gowon is Angas, IBB is Gwari while Abdulsalami is Nupe. The major ethnic groups are the Sayawa and Hausa/Fulani. [6] Written in a prose homily structure,[4][6] the protagonist, Shaihu Umar, recounts his events in his life's history. The name was to be changed by Hausa traders to "Tafawa Balewa" (Dauda, 1999). They are doing that because the president is a Fulani man. [9], In 2011, 38 people died in violence that began after an argument in a snooker hall, and Kutaru, Malanchi, Gongo, Gumel, and Gital villages were burned down in a reprisal attack. The circumstances of his death still remain unresolved. Events and themes within the novel dealt with slave trade, familial relationships and Islamic themes of submission to the will of God. Tafawa Balewa village takes its name from two corrupted Fulani words: “Tafari” (rock) and Baleri (black). In 1948 Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, a man that was to later become the Prime Minister of Nigeria said, ... “The Fulani herdsmen are Nigerians and have a right to be here. The three regions then were composed of diverse cultural groups. This may have contributed to the “Black Rock” nickname he acquired in later life. After a student unrest, investigations into student grievances indicted the headmaster, and in 1941 Balewa was nominated as the new headmaster. It was 52 years ago that he celebrated his last Christmas. Balewa was among those nominated to Lagos and along with Kashim Ibrahim and Muhammadu Ribadu were nominated to become ministers. 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. Balewa's father, Yakubu Dan Zala, was of Gere ethnicity,[1] and his mother Fatima Inna was of Gere and Fulani descent. This article is about the person. Balewa was married to four women who bore him nineteen children. Students were taught in English, and speech was an important part of learning for the students. 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 ) Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1960-1963) Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa KBE, An haifi Tafawa Balewa a garin Tafawa Balewa dake jihar Bauchi a Arewa maso Gabashin Najeriya a shekara ta 1912.. Yayi karatu a makarantar horas da malamai ta Katsina daga (1928 zuwa 1933), sannan ya zamo malami, kuma shugaban makarantar Bauchi Middle School.. Yayi karatu a makarantar horas da malamai ta London daga (1945 zuwa 1946), inda ya samu … For the local government area, see, National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, "Gere: Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa's Real Ethnic Group", "BIOGRAPHY OF SIR ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA, KBE", "A Hausa Author's Idea of Literature as an" about-face" response to the British literary challenge", "See Nigeria's ex-leader Buhari is being compared with – Daily Advent Nigeria", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa&oldid=997519402, Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with PLWABN identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with Trove identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Kalu Ezera;, Constitutional Developments in Nigeria: An Analytical Study of Nigeria's Constitution-Making Developments and the Historical and Political Factors That Affected Constitutional Change, 1960, James S. Olson, Robert S. Shadle; Historical Dictionary of the British Empire, Greenwood Press, 1996. He was an important leader in the formation of the Organisation of African Unity and creating a cooperative relationship with French speaking African countries. The pillory of Balewa that resulted from this peremptory treatment of the western crisis was accentuated by his perceived shield of his party man and “fast drowning political friend” – a la the Nigerian press – Premier S. L. Akintola and Balewa’s refusal to invoke the Emergency powers as he did in 1962. While lamenting that it was an Igbo man, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, ... he was merely made a ceremonial President, thus ceding all the powers to Alhaji Tafawa Balewa, a Fulani man. For the person, see, "Nigeria's Forgotten Heroes: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Part 1)", "Christian Leaders in Nigeria Call Bauchi Violence Premeditated", "The Traditional Status of Tafawa Balewa Town", "Abubakar And Tafawa Balewa Town: A Tale Of Two Titans! 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. In 2013, Hon. A man of unusual authority and having gravitas of a statesman. 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 Commonwealth Relations, later called External Affairs. As Prime Minister of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, from 1960 to 1961, doubled as Foreign Affairs advocate of Nigeria. "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]. It was the fulanis and the killing was done by another fulani man, Muhammadu Buhari, who was the then platoon commander, 2nd infantry brigade, Abeokuta. [6], Shaihu Umar was staged as a play in the 1970s.[6]. His term in office was turbulent, with regional factionalism constantly threatening his government. Balewa was among the new legislators in Kaduna. Thereafter, he proceeded to Bauchi Provincial School. Today, his portrait adorns the 5 Naira Note. Originally a trained teacher, he became a vocal leader for Northern interest as one of the few educated Nigerians of his time. He led a vocal protest against the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 and also entered into an alliance with Commonwealth ministers who wanted South Africa to leave the Commonwealth in 1961. But because Awolowo was a great man, I will associate with him. Tafawa Balewa burbled with a certain eccentric charm and bubbled over with charisma in the U.S. [4][5][6][7] An Associated Press story states, "The Sayawas are in the majority in the town and its surrounding villages, but their traditional rulers have been of the predominantly Muslim Fulani ethnic group. Tafawa Balewa is a local government area in the Southern part of Bauchi State in northern Nigeria.Its headquarters is in the town of Tafawa Balewa. The district head was moved to Zwal Village. [4] The College was several kilometers from Bauchi and was not close to a railway station nor other public transportation. 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. He was born on October 1, 1912 in the village of Tafawa Balewa, in modern-day Bauchi State. "[19], The Saya language is spoken in Tafawa Balewa LGA. The premiers and some prominent leaders of the regions later took on a policy of guiding their regions against political encroachment from other regional leaders. The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi is named in his honour. He was also instrumental in negotiations between Moise Tshombe and the Congolese authorities during the Congo Crisis of 1960–1964. Tafawa Balewa was a vocal leader, a trained teacher, and he was one of the most educated northerners during his lifetime. The area has been known for sectarian and ethnic violence over the years. During this period, Balewa developed a close relationship with K.O. Prior to Nigeria's independence, a constitutional conference in 1954 had adopted a regional political framework for the country, with all regions given a considerable amount of political freedom. The Sayawas have demanded a separate traditional ruler, which has led to attacks and counterattacks over the past two decades. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912- January 15, 1966) was Nigeria’s first Prime Minister. Under a new constitution, the Macpherson Constitution of 1951, an electoral college system was implemented whereby, some regional legislators were elected to the Federal House of Representatives in Lagos, and among the federal legislators, three members from each region would be appointed federal ministers with portfolio. Balewa left for his family 10 pounds in his bank account, two old cars in his garage and one mud house in Makwalla, Bauchi. Balewa's father, Yakubu Dan Zala, was of Gere ethnicity, and his mother Fatima Inna was of Gere and Fulani descent. Upon returning to Nigeria, he became an Inspector of Schools for the colonial administration and later entered politics. He was a “cool figure” who preoccupied himself with integration of Nigeria’s over 250 ethnic groups as before and during his tenure. "[17][18] [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. 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. Balewa entered the government in 1952, as Minister of Works, and later served as Minister of Transport. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield in May 1960. In January 1960, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. ", "Attackers kill 16, burn homes in north Nigeria town", "Christian Communities near Town in Nigeria Disappearing", "CONTROVERSY TRAILS SHIFT OF LG HQTRS IN BAUCHI", "16 die, 20 houses burnt down in northern Nigeria", "Will relocation of Tafawa Balewa LG headquarters guarantee peace? [3] Like many of his contemporaries, he studied at Barewa College, then known as Katsina College, where he was student number 145. As part of his plans to unify the country towards the move for independence in 1960, he formed a coalition government between the NPC and the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC), led by Nnamdi Azikiwe and also invited the Action Group (A.G.), the 1957 cabinet was constituted as an all party cabinet. 1965 was the last time Nigeria had a normal Christmas when both Christians and Muslims across the country celebrated the yuletide. He participated in numerous international development fora. [3], Katsina College had British expatriate teachers, many of whom had been educated at leading British schools and then attended Cambridge or Oxford. In 1957, he was elected Chief Minister, forming a coalition government between the Northern People's Congress (NPC) and the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC), led by Nnamdi Azikiwe… In 1941, he became acquainted with a young Aminu Kano, who was posted to the school as a teacher. He was overthrown and murdered in a military coup on 15 January 1966, as were many other leaders, including his old companion Sir Ahmadu Bello. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s mother – Fatima Inna is a Fulani woman. This page was last edited on 31 December 2020, at 22:41. He supported hesitance by the North to become independent, based on the objection that the north and south regions were not on an equal footing. As a matter of fact, Ijebus are from Sudan and are not Oduduwa's children. 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