DAILY TIMES
PRINCESS ·VISITS EXHIBITION .
'
{>Rl1'CESS ALEXANDRA, yesterday had a preview of the fantastic £1,000,000 'Nigeria Exhibition at the Vic•• toria Island, Lagos which depicts the various aspects of Nigerian social, economic and political life. The theme of the exhibition is " Nigeria today and tomorrow." Accompanied by Alhaji ·---Sir Abubakar Tafawa Bale- ever found, and other bronze r, wa, the Prime Minister, Her and metal work. Royal Highncs~ ~~s welAt the gate of the Northcorned at the Exh_1b11ion_ by ern Pavilion Her Royal Zana., Bu k_a~ . Dipcharima, Highness was' met by Alhaji Federal Minister of Corn- Sir Ahrnadu Bello Sardauna rnerce and lndust~y, who 111• of Sokoto and Premier of troduccd orftcials of the h · · 1 Exhibition to· the Royal visi- No~t ern Nige~ia. On ~er ' tor The first stand to be arrival she was gr~eted with visited by Her Royal High- a fanfare from gaily dressed ness was th~. Federal Govern- tru;npctcrs mounted on cament Pavilion where Mr. mes. B. B. Fagg. Director of AntiAt the Western Nigerian quitics, explained the various, Pavilion, Her Royal High. exhibits. ness was conducted round "Some of these comprised by. the Regi~n·s Premier. carved works, a seventeenth Chief S. L. Akmtola. century Holy Koran from At the Eastern NigeBornu; ceremonial robes and ria Pavilion, Her Royal regalia from Eastern, West- Highness was conducted ern and Northern Regions: round by Dr. M. I. Okpara, the Jema 'a head - the first Premier of Eastern Nigeria.
NIGERIANS IN GHANA DANCE TO FREEDOM ACCRA, Friday. three hundred guests danced until the early hours of this morning at a grand ball which launched four days of Independence Celebrations by Nigerians in Ghana. The ball was held in the Great Hall, decorated with the green, white, green colours of Nigeria of Ghana 's University College, at l.egon near Accra, Ghana's Minister of Labour and Co-operatives, Mr. R. 0. Arnuako Atta. the United Kingdom High Commissioner. Sir Arthur Snelling, and other personalities were among the guests. The Nigerian Cornrnis sioner in Ghana. Chief Kolawole Balogun greeted the guests and later moved among them to chat and toast Nigeria 's Independence.
Q VER
October J, 1960
Page 3
PRIME MINISTER RESHUFFLES CABINET
'rffE Prime Minister of Nigeria, Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, ycster. day, announced his Cabinet for an Independent Nigeria, with the creation of five new ministerial appointments, The Prime Minister, in addition, ret-•• ins the portfolio of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations. The ne,~ Government will comprise : Alhaji Mohammadu Ribadu, M inistcr or Defence (formerly l.agns Affairs). Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, Minister of Finanee (no chaugcj. Mr. R.. \. Njoku, Minister of Transport and Aviation (no change). Alhaji Muhammudu Inuwa Wada, Minister ,,f Works and Survcvs (110 change). Mr. J. l\'.J. Johnson, \·1 inis-
:tcr of Labour (no change). Zanna Bukar Dipcbarima, Minister of Commerce and Industry (no change). . Mr. Aja Nwachnku, M inistcr of Education (no change). . \lhaji Shehu Shagarl, ;\I mister of Pensions (formerly Economic Developmcnrj.,
Alhaji
Usman
Mi~i~ter of Internal . .\if.1ir, (no change). Maitama~'Sule, J\.I ini,tcr •• t Mines and Power (n,, change). Mr. T. 0. S. Benson. Minister of Information (no change). Alhaji Waziri Ibrahim • Minister of Health (no change.) Mr. Olu Akinf~e, Sa r k i, Minister of Communications. (no change). Musa Yar'Adua, Ministrr of Lagos Affairs (formerly Pensions). J\fr. Ja.ia Wachuku. Mini~ter of Economic Development (formerly Speaker of the House). 0. Dr. T. Elias, AttornevGeneral and Minister ~,( Justice (new Ministry), Mr. M. T. Mbu, and Dr. :\I. A. Majekodunmi, Mini~ters of State in the Minisl, v of Defence (Navy and Arml" respectively). Dr. E. A. Esin 11nd M. Nuhn Bamalli, Mini\ters of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations [the latter being a ne11 appoint .•. -0
mcnt),
Mr. M. A. O. Olarewajo. Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (formerly as~"tmg on Police matters). Mr. J. C. Obande, !'.\ini~tcr of State in the Prime Minister', om., (new appointment). !I.I inistcr of Srate not of Cabinet rank --- Chief II. 1\1 ini,try of Omo-Osagie, Finance (new appointment).
A ._.-,\:"oiDA, a native drummer, was in the happiest mood when hr was being greeted by Princess Alexandra, t,f Kent, during her short ,·isit to the .~•~eria Exhibition, in Lagos, )'esterday. Others in the picture arc, /.anna Buknr Dipchnrima, 1'ii2eria s Ministtr of Commerce and Industry, and Mr. •· O. S. Benson, Minister of Information. Between the Princess :11d :t.:mn:i Dipcharima, is .\lllilji·Sir Abo!Jakar Tafawu 8,rlc"a, the Prime :O.linis· · :r of .:\ igcria. 0
P.\RU,\l\lF:\T.\R\" SECRET.\RIES ,'':fr. S. Lana, Prime \lini,;. tcrs Office. M:dlam Hashim .\di) a, (Lagos AIT:tir,1. Mr. F. E. Offor. ITr:,n~-· port .1nJ Aviation i. Mallam Usuman '.\T:titambari, (Wort.., anJ Survcv •. M:dlmn Usman ,\n~ul~ Ahmed, (C,1111111.:1-.:e J11J. Inuustry). Chief 0. 0\\elr. [l.abour), Mr. I>. C. ljg\\ u, (Edu.:.tiion), · Mallam limaru "vim, (Mines and Powcr r, Mr. S. I;, Nwik:1. (C,•,•,:nunicationj, Mal~am Ali~·u Zuaeumo. (Internal AIIai;·,1. ·Mr. ;\I • .\mechi. (lnform:.tion). Mallam Ha1111.:t Gombe, (Health). Mallam Ibruhim Talo. (Pensions).
-·---
-
------------~