History can't be complete without mentioning the names of these heroes because they made the bedrock of politics in Nigeria. This information on national heroes of Nigeria reflects the political struggle of the country and the significant contribution of these leaders in this respect.
AHMADU BELLO
Sir Ahmadu Bello was born on June 12, 1909, in Rabbah, near Sokoto. His father, Ibrahim, the chief of Rabbah was a grandson of Usman Dan Fodio, the Fulani religious leader. After his primary education in Sokoto, he attended Katsina higher college where he was a contemporary of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. For three years, Sir Ahmadu Bello taught at Sokoto middle school, and later became the district head of Rabbah. Following a local government course in England, he was appointed the secretary to the Sokoto native authority.
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| Ahmadu Bello with Nnamdi Azikiwe |
He later became involved in politics; he took an active part in the rapid political changes that preceded Nigeria’s independence. He was one of the founders of the Northern People’s Congress (NPC) in 1951.
He was at different times, the regional minister of works and local government and community development.
He was appointed in 1954, the first premier of northern Nigeria.
He is said to have exercised great influence on the then prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
TAFAWA BALEWA
Sir Tafawa Balewa was born in 1912 in Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi. After receiving his elementary education at Bauchi provincial school, he went to Katsina higher college in 1928. When he qualified as a teacher in 1933, He went to teach at Bauchi middle school. He attended the institution of education of the University of London and on his return, he was appointed education officer for Bauchi province.
In Bauchi, he joined the Bauchi discussion circle which soon became a forum for voicing African aspiration. He entered politics with the implementation of the Richards’ constitution. He was one of the founders of the northern people’s Congress (NPC). He was a member of the northern house of assembly from which he was elected to the Nigerian legislative council in Lagos in 1946. He took an active part in the constitutional talks between the years 1949-50. He was the minister of works in 1952 and in 1954 he was appointed the minister of transport. In 1957, he became the first prime minister of the federal republic of Nigeria.
Surviving a stormy federal election in 1964, he was reappointed prime minister, a post which he retained until his assassination on January 15, 1966.
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