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Ahmadu Bello Quotes

1910–1966 Nigeria

Sir Ahmadu Bello (12 June 1910 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian statesman, the Sardauna of Sokoto, and the first and only Premier of Northern Nigeria from 1954 until his assassination in 1966.

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"My ambition is to help build a strong and united Nigeria in which every region can make its fullest contribution."

"I have dedicated myself to work untiringly for the progress and happiness of the people of the North."

"Leadership is a sacred trust, and those entrusted with it must always place the welfare of the people above personal interest."

I always remind people of our firmly rooted policy of religious tolerance. We have no intention of favoring one religion at the expense of another.

"Here in Northern Nigeria we have people of many different races, tribes and religions who are knit together by common history, common interest and common ideas. The things that unite us are stronger than the things that divide us."

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ahmadu Bello (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.