Governor Bala Mohammed Calls on Leaders to Immortalise Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s Leadership and Legacies
The Bauchi State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, CON (Ƙauran Bauchi), has called on Nigerian leaders to immortalise and emulate the leadership ideals and enduring legacies of Nigeria’s first and only Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Represented by Barr. Hussaini Saraki, the Governor made this appeal during a public lecture themed “Peace as an Inspiration for National Development: The Legacies of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa,” organised by the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Centre for Peace and Security Studies at Sa’adu Zungur University, Bauchi. Governor Bala described Sir Abubakar as a national icon who prioritized nationhood over self, philanthropy over indifference, and service over personal gain. He stressed that the lecture transcended an academic dialogue, serving as a call to duty for present-day leaders to live by the ideals of unity, justice, peace, and progress exemplified by Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. In his remarks, the Speaker of th...