Prime Minister of Nigeria explained

Post:Prime Minister
Body:Nigeria
Native Name:Alhaji sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Flag:Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:Flag of Nigeria
Department:Federal government
Type:Head of government
Member Of:Cabinet
Appointer:Governor-General of Nigeria (1960 - 1963)
President of Nigeria
(1963 - 1966)
Formation:1 October 1960
First:Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Last:Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Abolished:15 January 1966

The prime minister of Nigeria was a political office in Nigeria. The Prime minister was the head of government in the country from 1960 to 1966, when the office was replaced by the president of Nigeria holding this role.

History of the office

When Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960, it originally had a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state.

But in 1963, Nigeria ended its status as a Commonwealth Realm and became a republic.[1] The head of state was the president, while the prime minister served as the head of government. In 1966, the office of prime minister was abolished (as the inaugural holder of the office, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, had been assassinated) and since then, Nigeria has been a presidential republic with the president as the head of state and head of government.

Prime Minister of Nigeria (1960–1966)

PictureName(Birth–Death)Term of officePolitical PartyCabinet
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Prime Minister of the Federation of Nigeria
1Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
(1912–1966)
1 October 1960 1 October 1963 3 years
Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
(1)Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
(1912–1966)
1 October 1963 15 January 1966
(Assassinated)
Balewa II–III
Post abolished (15 January 1966 – Present)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ugorji, Basil . From Cultural Justice to Inter-Ethnic Mediation: A Reflection on the Possibility of Ethno-Religious Mediation in Africa . Outskirts Press . 2012 . 978-1-4327-8835-3 . Denver, Colorado . 79 . 794821499.