Quotes of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

December 1912 – January 15, 1966
Prime Minister of Nigeria (1960–1966)
By Abubakar (Nigerian Government) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

"The First of October 1960 is a date to which for two years every Nigerian has been eagerly looking forward." 

 Independence speech on 1st October 1960

 "Independence speech on 1st October 1960

Today's ceremony marks the culmination of a

process which began fifteen years ago and

has now reached a happy and successful

conclusion."

 Independence speech on 1st October 1960

"All too soon it has become

evident that for us Independence implies a

great deal more than self-government."

."

 Independence speech on 1st October 1960

"Cooperation is for each man to be true to

his religious belief and to reaffirm the basic

principles of his particular creed."

First speech of Nigerian Prime Minister at the United Nation General Assembly 7th October 1960

"Many of the new African States are, indeed,

potentially rich and should contribute to

improving the world"

First speech of Nigerian Prime Minister at the United Nation General Assembly 7th October 1960

"Economic weakness is evident in a new

country open to every kind of pressure and

results in other countries depriving its people

of the freedom to choose a form of

government which they feel suits them best"

First speech of Nigerian Prime Minister at the United Nation General Assembly 7th October 1960

"we shall not forget our

old friends"

First speech of Nigeria Prime Minister at the United Nation General Assembly 7th October 1960

"The first of these is that Africa must not be

allowed to become a battleground in the

ideology struggle"

First speech of Nigeria Prime Minister at the United Nation General Assembly 7th October 1960

"Nigeria, a large and

populous country of over 35 million, has

absolutely no territorial or expansionist

intentions"

First speech of Nigeria Prime Minister at the United Nation General Assembly 7th October 1960

"First, it is the desire of Nigeria-as I

have said already to remain on friendly

terms with all nations and to participate

actively in the work of the United Nations

Organizations."

First speech of Nigeria Prime Minister at the United Nation General Assembly 7th October 1960

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