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Balewa's post-independence coalition management
Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa governed through an NPC-NCNC coalition after independence, balancing regional parties rather than a single national majority.
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1960
Balewa's post-independence coalition management
Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa governed through an NPC-NCNC coalition after independence, balancing regional parties rather than a single national majority.
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Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa governed through an NPC-NCNC coalition after independence, balancing regional parties rather than a single national majority. The arrangement made cabinet bargaining central to the First Republic.
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