Nigeria's Independence: Balewa's Bridge-Building Genius #shorts

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]By the late 1950s, Nigeria was approaching independence. The country was vast and deeply diverse, divided into powerful regional blocks with competing political interests.

[00:00:14]Many feared the federation might collapse before it even began.

[00:00:19]But Balewa possessed a rare political gift, the ability to listen and to build bridges.