Word: sardauna
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...East, Zik's National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons held sway. In the West, the Action Group, headed by shrewd, stodgy Chief Obafemi Awolowo (pronounced Ah-Wo-lo-wo), spoke for the Yoruba people. Northern power then (as now) meant tall, solemn Alhaji Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna (commander) of Sokoto and boss of the Northern Peoples Congress...
Abubakar has developed both prestige and confidence in office, and although he still pays respect to his old boss, the Sardauna, he acts with complete independence on policy matters. Pledged to join no power bloc, Sir Abubakar is clearly antiCommunist, is known to support Dag Hammarskjold's policy in the Congo. Generally, his sympathies lie with Britain and with the U.S., which he visited in 1955 to study the water flow of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in connection with a planned dam of his own on the Niger. He will make his second U.S. trip this week, leading...
...great-grandfather, who in 1802 carved out a Moslem empire through the mostly arid northern half of Nigeria. But Sir Ahmadu has brought off the neat trick of turning feudal domain into political machine. When the British called elections last December, as a first step toward independence, the Sardauna stumped the walled cities of the north in a campaign that included such innovations as helicopters, skywriting and more than one stuffed ballot box. His party won 142 out of 312 seats in the federal Parliament. Already Premier of the Northern Region, he wants no national office, with feudal condescension describes...
...Nigeria will become Africa's most populous new nation (35 million). "We need assistance," said the Sardauna, whose frank pitch for both public and private capital took him from Wall Street to the offices of Secretary of State Christian Herter. "We need expert advice, money and equipment. We have a shortage of trained workers. Our supplies of power and water are not at present adequate. Our transport system is far from perfect. But the British were good tutors. We have attained our independence without riots, without hatred...
...doubts about the direction Nigeria will face or his pride in its stature. Said the Sardauna: "We know our friends, and we should state quite firmly that we stand solidly with them in foreign affairs. We will join the Commonwealth. When independence comes, Nigeria will rise first among equals in Africa...