Abubakar tafawa balewa history of thanksgiving
The speech by Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa on the occasion of the creation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) at Addis Abba, Ethiopia, on May 24,
After the motion was passed, Alhaji Abubakar Balewa, a member of the House who would soon be named Nigeria's first prime minister, gave a.!
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the first Prime Minister of Nigeria before and after Nigerian independence from Great Britain in
Born in December of in Bauchi in Northern Nigeria, Balewas father, Mallam Yakubu, was a minor official in the Native Authority, part of the British colonial administration.
Balewa received his primary education in Tafawa Balewa from to He then attended Bauchi Middle School in Bauchi from to Following this Balewa attended Katsina Teachers Training College from to where he received his teaching certification.
After graduation, Balewa returned to Bauchi Middle School as a teacher where he taught English to his pupils.
During the next ten years, Balewa rose in the ranks of the teaching staff, qualifying as a Teacher Grade I in Nigeria in The following year he was admitted to the London University Institute of Education, receiving his diploma in Balewa returned to Bauchi Middle School in as Headmaster and afterward served briefly as Inspector of Schools in