In this interview with ARMSTRONG BAKAM, he speaks on Nigeria at 60, issues of insecurity and unity, among others. On the day the coup was carried out, I learnt that General Yakubu Gowon went to the State House around 5am because they were aware that something was going on. They would pay you allowances and pocket money. Jhalil Tafawa Balewa, a key political ally of President Goodluck Jonathan, was abducted from his home on Friday. What do you think about the agitations and reasons given by the coup plotters to do it? Did that stop a coup? Where did they see Nigeria in the future at that time? But today’s politicians are known to amass wealth. When the crisis started because of tribal politics, my father broke down and cried. The news first broke after they took the Prime Minister. The army was strictly under the federation. He wanted to know if everything was okay there. The counter-coup didn’t happen because my father died, it happened because Nigeria was trying to be what it used to be during the time the late Prime Minister was in power – that is, one country. It didn’t. He was his father’s only child. google_ad_slot = "5984819487"; They left a beautiful legacy but they didn’t complete the work they started. On 1 October 1984, the university was merged with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria with a change of name to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa College, Ahmadu Bello University, Bauchi campus. If you travel, for instance, from here to Kano, just don’t speed. Even those that killed some of them, where are they now? What do you think of your father’s legacy in the light of the current state of the country? It wasn't immediately clear if the man kidnapped was the same Jhalil. Join our Mastermind Group . Kindly Share This Story: By Charles Agwam. Do you see it as a consolation that those who killed your dad didn’t taste the victory? They will be somewhere in Bauchi or even far away from Bauchi. Balewa’s father Yakubu Dan Zala was of Gere ethnicity, and his mother Fatima Inna was half Gere half Fulani. My prayer is for Nigeria to succeed. How would you describe the insecurity in the country – killings in Southern Kaduna, insurgency in the North-East, kidnappings across the country, banditry in the North Central and North-West, etc? Once it happened, I couldn’t bring him back to life, so it is only appropriate for me to pray for him. The coup eventually failed but those who had been killed, like your father, Bello and Akintola, had been killed, what do you make of that? My father had four wives. If you look at herdsmen and farmers’ crises, it used to be with bows and arrows and machetes. There was no change. Abubakar Balewa was born late in 1912 in Bauchi, the son of a district head in the Bauchi divisional district of Lere. Jhalil Tafawa Balewa, son of Nigeria's first Prime Minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa has been kidnapped by suspected kidnappers. /* Punch_Sidebar_Articlepages300x250 */ Tafawa Balewa didn’t get his wish to be buried at home –Yakubu, son of ex-Prime Minister. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE (December 1912 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian politician, and the first prime minister of an independent Nigeria. The son of the late Prime Minister’s oldest surviving daughter, Alhaji Ahmad Yakubu Wanka (who holds the traditional title of Sarkin Dawaki Mai Tutan Bauchi), graciously contacted me a day after my column was published. I dare not see an elder carrying a bag and not collect it from him, let alone criticise him in public. I left Nigeria in 1982 for the United States of America. /* Punch_Sidebar_Articlepages300x250 */ Abu Bakr (Arabic: أبو بكر ‎) was a sahabi, one of the companions of Muhammad and the first Caliph of Islam.He was also Muhammad's father-in-law through Aisha.His real name was Abdullah or Abul-Kaaba and Abu Bakr was his kunya.. What are you going to do with N1bn? Balewa’s father Yakubu Dan Zala was of Gere ethnicity, and … God made it so and made them (victims of January 1966 coup) sacrifice their lives for this country, so it is a big history and I am proud of that. The first Prime Minister was from Bauchi State. What kind of country are they going to live in? It is to equip and train the security forces. Do you know if your dad had any premonition or warning before the incident? I didn’t sleep at home that night because there was no way we could get home. But when we came out of the same umbrella, the masses continued with their trade and the politicians came in looking for votes, so they tried to divide the people but it wasn’t as bad as it is now. So I learnt. We don’t think the army had anything to do with what happened to my father. google_ad_client = "ca-pub-5689805440782123"; They copied what they were doing to get everybody involved but earlier on, everything was going on smoothly. I don’t know if it is true that the last time they bought weapons for the army was during the administration of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua. May those who are not working along that line see reasons to do that because we are heading somewhere! What are the striking changes between Nigeria of today and the country during your father’s time? Another time was when I was travelling to Jos and a crisis erupted. The bad roads did not start with this administration; they started long before it and haven’t been addressed. That’s how deep the rot has gone. The younger Tafawa Balewa stated this while commenting on the state of the nation. Even in those days in the First Republic, there was a federal police. By the time I got there, they had started the funeral prayer and there was no way I could start discussing that with anybody, so I just let it be. Ga Jawabin Mai Girma Firaministan Nageriya Na Farko, Alhaji Sir. Those who are old enough to have experienced the First Republic would know that these people were committed to this country. Didn’t the family insist that he must be buried where he wanted to be buried? There was seriousness; they saw the task of nation-building as the priority. Morenike set up a trading company called Monicotora in 1975 and flourished in business while raising her children. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE was a Nigerian politician, and the first prime minister of an independent Nigeria. If you talk about my father, the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ozumba Mbadiwe and other politicians, where are they now? Isa’s widow then took her infant son to Bauchi, where the Madaki of Bauchi took her in. 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. Abubakar Balewa was the son of a district head in the Bauchi divisional district of Lere. He said we should follow him because he saw my wife with a hijab. If you look around you, you will find somebody who had nothing when they went into politics; soon, they have accumulated wealth that didn’t come from their salary or allowances. Usman Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the son of late Nigerian Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa has said his father would go crazy if he were to see the current situation of Nigeria. Many Nigerians, particularly southerners, believe northerners contribute to the problem of this country because they hardly criticise the government when one of them is the leader. He asked me if I was a Muslim and I said yes. A school teacher, politician. Someone told me there was a time he entered the Prime Minister’s ((Tafawa Balewa’s) office and saw a minister on his knees crying because of some bribes that he had taken somewhere. So, it metamorphosed. So, he said to her, “Don’t bother, it is Major (Don) Okafor that is taking me home.” So, I think it was from there that they knew the people involved. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Early Life . 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. Sometime in 1970, I visited him and he told me a story. After that, there were agitations from places like Benue, Middle Belt and so on and it has continued till today, except we have another conference. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s mother – Fatima Inna is a Fulani woman. Northern Nigeria at that time would even provide transportation to and from school. They were really committed. The name Tafawa Balewa means ‘black rock’. DAGA Bashir Abdullahi El-bash. I think he would go crazy because the stage we are in cannot be explained, seriously. I just had to let them continue. Copyright PUNCH. My mother told me that my father had shown her where he wanted to be buried in the house and she asked me to inform them (at Ajiya’s house) when I went back there, if it would be possible. She was a devoted Christian and took her faith seriously. What was Nigeria like while you were growing up? It taught me to be what I am now, to be hard, strong and dedicated. The name of his birthplace was appended to Abubakar’s name (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa). It was then that I followed the convoy and when they entered Ajiya’s house, I also went in. There’s no society where there will be herdsmen and farmers and there won’t be problems. I learnt that even the then Prime Minister of England told him to come and stay with him in his ship but he didn’t. Then later, I learnt the Prime Minister had been taken somewhere. We didn’t know a crisis had started, so we were nearly killed because we went to the wrong camp. PROMOTE MUSIC; CONTACT US; ADVERTISE WITH US; More. The government has tried its best but if you’ve studied Nigeria very well, you’ll know that there have been forces pulling the country apart and trying to tear it since Nigeria got its independence. Just listen to what has been going on. There was a time students were going to Britain for holidays. How happy and hopeful was your father when we got independence? You could not have imagined it. That okada man was a Christian. If one party is aggrieved and it is not addressed, they will seek revenge; that’s how things got worse. I know some people who were getting paid via the post office then, but all these are gone now. My father didn’t sleep; he had very little sleep because he always had a late night with his circle of advisers, ministers and the others as they tried to get Nigeria working. People tried to come together but, after that, the politics became something else: ‘If I don’t get it, let everybody lose it.’ That was how Nigeria got to this state. USMAN Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the son of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, the late Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa has kicked against the restructuring of Nigeria security stating that the Federal Government has to be responsible for security. The Tafawa Balewa family disowned Jhalil in 2008, claiming he wasn't a son. I think that was what led to the counter-coup. That was what caused it. They were classmates and very close friends. I will never forget that because I was very scared; I could see places in flames and hear gunshots. I won’t say they didn’t succeed because they brought Nigeria into a very unpromising situation and up till now, the effects are still there – issues Christians, Muslims, North, East, South, and so on, have against one another are the foundation of our problems today as a nation. It is just prayer that I say or what more can I think? Soyinka: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Son Says It May Be 'Unlawful' To Take Pic Of Man - Nairaland / General (2) - Nairaland. What do you think about that? But before, it was neglected. People were going on trains. Did you not have any reservation when he decided to join the military? They would go there just for their holiday, do some shopping and return to Nigeria. And it has continued. Menu. In the days of your father, we had federalism with each region managing their affairs and some people have been calling for restructuring to return the structure of the country to that, what is your view? He was the only son of Yakubu Dan Zala, who was the district head of Bageri Muslim Bauchi state division of Lere. On November 3, 2019 6:25 am In News by Nwafor. Before, the Nigerian Army used to run away. The security under the Federal Government has not fared very well because the head of a security agency will just take the entire money and put it in his pocket, simple. I would say yes. People were doing tribal politics, but at least they had their national representatives and they always came together when things were coming to a head. Gone are those days. From Bashir Abdullahi El-bash Here is the speech of the first prime minister of Nigeria, Alhaji Sir. Abu Bakr (Arabic: أبو بكر ‎) was a sahabi, one of the companions of Muhammad and the first Caliph of Islam.He was also Muhammad's father-in-law through Aisha.His real name was Abdullah or Abul-Kaaba and Abu Bakr was his kunya.. What happened to her? He was a “cool figure” who preoccupied himself with integration of Nigeria’s over 250 ethnic groups as before and during his tenure. Dr. Tafawa Balewa, 60, says he is the son of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria's first prime minister, who was killed in the country's 1966 coup. We, the younger ones, were motivated. You go through some channels. Usman Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is the 60-year-old son of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, the late Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Isa’s widow then took her infant son to Bauchi, where the Madaki of Bauchi took her in. All rights reserved. How Tafawa Balewa’s widow was abandoned after husband’s death. If you asked him, he would say it was because if they, the founding fathers, could not hold Nigeria together, then what would happen after them? Do you think this is what is happening with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)? Last week I requested that a family member of the late Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa should reach out to me to set the records straight on their patriarch’s ethnic identity. How Tafawa Balewa’s widow was abandoned after husband’s death. Tafawa Balewa was a vocal […] His paternal grandfather Isa was murdered in front of his family by his rival’s agents. I can’t do that because my father didn’t bring me up that way. But I wasn’t there when he was killed. I did not even cry. You know they were trained by the British. google_ad_height = 250; Few multi-billionaires control Nigeria’s resources, unlike in 1960s –Yakasai. 2015: Tafawa Balewa’s son to drag PDP to court over presidential forms.. - Welcome to Talktalkcity Blog. \ n Abubakar Tafawa is celebrating 55 years of death. I was nearly killed because we were going to the stadium and, as young people; I was cruising in my friend’s car. It was regional then. I was in Bauchi when my father died. The first Prime Minister was from Bauchi State. For more details on ATBU – Abubaka Tafawa Balewa University’s Cut off mark, Available Courses and Departments. We will get there someday. He was a founding member of the conservative Northern Peoples’Congress, and acted as its vice president. Where were the other wives when all that was going on? We are not mature enough for every region to control its own security. I heard the siren when they came to our area but they didn’t even enter the house; they passed our place and went to Ajiya’s house. Tragedy As Metal Bridge Collapse In Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi / Wole Soyinka: Pa Ikhide Ikheloa Pays For 2 Seats On A … What about your mother? Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1922 and was killed on January 15, 1966. There are bad roads everywhere. If your father was to witness the situation in Nigeria now, what do you think would be his reaction? It is very good to allow every state and region to control its own resources; I support that 100 per cent. Join Now. The leaders of the First Republic, first and foremost, had the interest of the country at heart because, before independence was given, they were able to sit down together under the supervision of the British and agree on a constitution for Nigeria. We wanted to finish school and start working. I think it (corruption) was there but not as serious as some people assumed it was. It didn’t. If you look at the terrorism in Borno State, it started as a small thing, but look at what has happened within a few years. May his soul rest in peace. Balewa, a U.S trained Surgeon and the National Chairman of Goodluck Na Kowa, a support group urging President Goodluck Jonathan to run for the 2011 Presidential election was kidnapped in his home at the Utako District of Abuja. I remember that electricity was stable and things were affordable. It cannot work. He trained as a teacher, and was a respected member of the elite of the northern region of Nigeria after the end of World War II. The Chief of Army Staff, police boss, and others were easterners. I am very worried about that because my children are coming up. There was a time the Nigerian Air Force was grounded because they said they attempted a coup. Do you remember crying when you heard about his death? Have you forgiven the people who killed your dad? So what happened afterwards? Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1922 and was killed on January 15, 1966. It provoked widespread shock because he was believed to be the son … That was when I broke the news to them at home. Even in the Second Republic, people were at least decent. Since I got there and they had already started the process of burial, there was nothing else I could do. Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa wasn’t corrupt and Alhaji Ahmadu Bello wasn’t corrupt either; they didn’t find anything against them, so, what more did they want? Somebody showed me a meal ticket for Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; it was a whole meal with a whole chicken in it for Sundays or so. The other wives came from Lagos and they were talking. Abubakar Balewa was the son of a district head in the Bauchi divisional district of Lere. Did it stop the deterioration? But suddenly, modern arms were introduced and if you give people AK-47 rifles, you know what’s going to happen. You have to follow up because if you are making progress, at least, the people are supposed to see changes. The first Prime Minister was from Bauchi State. It was on the following day that we learnt about some of the things that happened. There are people that do that but because of the decorum in the North; the old system is such that you don’t come out and criticise. google_ad_width = 300; Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1922 and was killed on January 15, 1966. We will be thankful if more (honour) comes. So, with these kinds of hiccups and the destruction of esprit de corps in the army, things started to go awry. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. But you’ll have to sit down with the security agents to know the threat that Nigeria is facing. There was a sports festival in Bauchi when there was a crisis. How your father died is still not known, do you know the soldier who actually killed him? 2015: Tafawa Balewa’s son to drag PDP to court over presidential forms.. - Welcome to Talktalkcity Blog. Go and check how it was during the administration of the immediate past government. Abubakar Tafawa Ɓalewa wanda ya gabatar a karon farko a matsayin … What memories of your father do you still have? Inside, I saw people crying. So, today, that is what is happening now; people are blowing his trumpet. I was the first person to break the news of my father’s death to my mother who was also here in Bauchi. The coup plotters claimed some government officials were corrupt, do you think your father also believed that there was corruption in government at the time? They could even provide for your feeding. As for restructuring the economy, I am for that; they will be giving the government at the centre royalties. The name of his birthplace was appended to Abubakar’s name (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa). He told me that they didn’t know exactly what happened but that the Prime Minister had been killed. If you do, you will die because of the potholes on the road and nobody is doing anything about it. Changing the heads of the security agencies is not a remedy for what’s going on. We are talking about corruption, nepotism, and so on, there was none of that. But some argue that the security under the Federal Government has not fared well. Cikakken jawabin mai girma Firaministan Nageriya, Alhaji Sir. How can you contain a crisis that way? When you came out, they would give you employment, a vehicle and a furnished three-bedroom flat. Since you were not in Lagos, how did you hear about your father’s death? It … Some would starve themselves. I felt abnormal, but what would I do? All rights reserved. The university is named after the first Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. We shouldn’t compare ourselves with the US or Britain; it took them a long time to get to where they are and in that regard, it is through this trial and error that we will get to where we want to be. Alhamdulillah, whatever it is, nothing can be better than what it is; that is life and we have to accept it just the way it comes. Don’t you think the states will do better with their own infrastructure? We were just coming together then and that there was trade that was going on between the North and the South; the various tribes of Nigeria. He was his father’s only child. Where is Chukwuemeka Ojukwu now? While confirming the accident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, DSP Ahmed Wakil, said police deposited 20 corpses of the victims at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa … I don’t think they had any genuine reason for doing what they did. 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. What do you think about the state of the nation as Nigeria celebrates its 60th independence anniversary? That is just what comes to my mind always; the good that my father did. This is because the regions have been split into states. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) is a federal university of technology located in Bauchi State, Nigeria. “He is neither the nephew, neither the son, neither the grandson of my father,†the fourth son of the late Sir Abubakar said. All of them will leave this world. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa had Four wives – Jummai, Umma, Zainab and Laraba. It has just come to this position. Even Chief Ladoke Akintola (Premier of the Western Region) went to Kaduna to meet the late Premier of the Northern Region (Sir Ahmadu Bello), telling him that they should leave the country but he said he would not go anywhere. The name, meaning "Father of young camel" (Abu meaning 'Father of' and Bakr meaning 'young camel'), is widely used by Sunni Muslims. The local chiefs, emirs and others tried to control it but now, all the traditional institutions are not there. TODAY SIR. I told them they had just brought his corpse to Ajiya’s house (the house of one of the six kingmakers in the area); that was how I broke the news to them. No, I can show you some videos where people from the core North have come out publicly to abuse him (President Buhari). Did any of his children join the Nigerian military? Abubakar Tafawa Ɓalewa, Wanda Ya Gabatar A Karon Farko A Matsayin Firaminista A Shekarar (1957). google_ad_slot = "5984819487"; Kindly Share This Story: By Charles Agwam. The name of his birthplace was appended to Abubakar’s name (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa). google_ad_height = 250; Terror group worse than Boko Haram may emerge, says Sultan. He took me on a motorbike as if we were going somewhere, and he told me that there was a problem. I was shocked when I came back because most of the things I knew were working had collapsed. In Bauchi, for instance, if a crisis breaks out in one remote local government area, you will find out that he won’t be there and his secretary will also not be there. There is respect for elders but it has gone down; some of them can even hit you on the chest. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa : biography 1912 – January 15, 1966 Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE (December 1912 – January 15, 1966) was a Nigerian politician, and the only prime minister of an independent Nigeria. The Tafawa Balewa … Will I kill him? He was his father’s only child. The university regained its autonomous status in 1988 following a general demerger of such institutions. Nigeria was beautiful. Tribal politics played itself up again; then the political parties came. It is just that we are overambitious by trying to get to where we don’t deserve to be yet because speed doesn’t bring progress. Kindly Share This Story. I know some of those houses that are still here till today in Bauchi. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa would have been 107 years old, if he were alive today. While confirming the accident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, DSP Ahmed Wakil, said police deposited 20 corpses of the victims at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa … These insurgents have come out with sophisticated weapons and they are even ready to take on the Nigerian Army. Menu 1; Menu; twitter; facebook; google; rss; linkedin; dribbble ; pinterest; Welcome to Talktalkcity Blog. From there, they started looking for Major Okafor. 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