The first cabinet

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Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth

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Aug 30, 2023, 2:42:50 PM8/30/23

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First cabinet: 1957–59

On 30 August 1957 the Governor-General of Nigeria, Sir James Wilson Robertson, announced that Abubakar Tafawa Balewa had been appointed Prime Minister, with a broad-based National Government. His first cabinet included ministers from all parties. The cabinet was based on that appointed after the 1954 elections. Cabinet ministers included:

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