At independence in 1960, Nigeria stood as a beacon of promise in Africa. Its hospitals and educational systems were among the best on the continent — and indeed among the best in the world.
The First Republic in 1963 had visionary leaders such as the erudite Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, President Nnamdi Azikiwe (The Great Zik of Africa), and Dr Moses Adékóyèjo Májèkódùnmí, the Federal Minister of Health.
These men of…
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