History of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and Obafemi Awolowo

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa offered Obafemi Awolowo the position of Deputy Prime Minister of Nigeria in March 1962. Awolowo declined it. He was subsequently offered the post of Deputy Governor-General by Nnamdi Azikiwe in August 1962. This offer was also turned down by Awolowo. When reflecting on these choices, Awolowo wrote: "I declined the two offers because they were designed exclusively to gratify my self-interest, with no thought of fostering any political moral principle which could benefit the people of Nigeria." Source: Those who enjoy history
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