My Life

Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of the Northern Region of Nigeria, was thought by many to be the most powerful figure in Nigeria.

Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello (Author)

9780521092685, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 January 1962

280 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.36 kg

Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of the Northern Region of Nigeria, was thought by many to be the most powerful figure in Nigeria. The descendant of the great reformer, Shehu Usuman dan Fodio, the Sardauna grew up in the atmosphere of the Muslim and aristocratic tradition of the Fulani conquerors of Northern Nigeria. He reached maturity in a Nigeria that was rapidly advancing towards independent nationhood, with political institutions deriving largely from the traditions of the Christian West. As leader of the Northern Peoples Congress, the majority political party in Northern Nigeria, the Sardauna became the first Premier of that region in 1954.

1. My first home
2. My family
3. School and College
4. Sokoto and Rabah
5. Gusau
6. The dawn of politics
7. Native authorities and reform
8. The first ministries
9. Ministry of local government
10. Crisis in Kaduna
11. More crisis in Lagos
12. Crisis in Kaduna
13. The first London conference
14. The start of an era
15. Happy and glorious
16. A general election
17. The second London conference
18. The goal
20. Conclusion of the matter.

Subject Areas: General & world history [HBG]