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NIGERIA'S POLITICAL FIRMAMENT 1960-1966

Before 1966, when military abrupted NIG's FIRST REPUBLIC, the Political Firmament was CLEAN. 4 FACTORS played major roles to LEADERSHIP:

- AGE
- ANTECEDENTS
- EDUCATION
- UNDERSTANDING OF POLITICAL & ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF GOVERNANCE
2/ Chronicling this period under review (1960-1966), before the military, their money bags friends, and colllaborators, encroached Nigeria's Political Space, Nigerian Leaders at the time, were all between the ages of 30-60.

I repeat, THEY WERE ALL EDUCATED & VERY SOUND.
3/ NIGERIA'S VERY YOUNG & HIGHLY EDUCATED FIRST REPUBLIC POLITICIANS:

Nnamdi Azikiwe; Obafemi Awolowo; Tafawa Balewa; Ahmadu Bello; S.I. Akintola; Mokwugo Okoye; Jaja Wachukwu; Matthew Mbu; K.O. Mbadiwe; Mbazulike Amaechi; Festus Okotie-Eboh; J.M. Johnson; Kola Balaogun...
4/ OTHER FIRST REPUBLIC POLITICIANS:

Alvan Ikoku; Ayo Rosiji; Nwafor Orizu; Muhammadu Ribadu; Zanna Bukar Dipcharima; Inuwa Wada; Taslim Olawale Elias; Maitama Sule; Shehu Shagari; Olu Akinfosile; Usman Sarki; T.O.S. Benson; Waziri Ibrahim; Yisa Yar'Adua; Augustus Akinloye...
5/ END- OTHER YOUNG & VERY EDUCATED F/R POLITICIANS:

Adeniran Ogunsanya; Adeleke Adedoyin; Richard Akinjide; Alade Lamuye; Moses Mejekodunmi; Jacob Obande; Anthony Enahoro; Remi Fani-Kayode; Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti; Hajia Gambo Sawaba; Margaret Ekpo, et al.

TAKE NIG BACK TO F/R
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