On October 1, 1963, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was formally sworn in as the first President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, following the nation's transition from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. This historic event marked the end of Nigeria’s recognition of the British monarch as head of state and ushered in a new era of full republican status. Azikiwe, a leading figure in Nigeria’s independence movement and the country’s first Governor-General, assumed the largely ceremonial role of Presid

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Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa Balewa, Awolowo, and Nnamdi Azikiwe speaking at the first political campaign in Nigeria after independence. | North Book