The eldest son of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, Yakubu Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, has said the Bauchi State government does not accord the family privileges it enjoyed from past governments in the state. The Tafawa-Balewa scion made this disclosure on Saturday when a Community Based Organization(CBO) in the state, Save Bauchi State Organization, SABSO, paid the family a visit in Bauchi, as part of activities to mark this year’s independence day anniversary. In his words, Yakubu Abubakar Tafawa Balewa said: “Balewa’s children and those of other founding fathers of the country deserve recognition, support and assistance, not only from their state governments but also from the Federal Government, considering the sacrifices made by their parents in building the nation during their lifetimes. We’ve been neglected by the state government and it is unfair, considering the role Tafawa Balewa played in uniting the north-east and the nation as a whole.”
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