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C h a p t e r 8 4 At the Center of the Storm A Struggle for Unity and Greatness in a Fragile Nigeria, 1961– 1966 Perhaps more than any other Nigerian politician, Mbadiwe had grandiose hopes and dreams for newly independent Nigeria, and, of course, he saw himself as a major instrument in their realization. However, these dreams were to be seriously challenged by intense and often violent competition for state power on the part of regional and ethnic elites resulting in weakness and instability in the federal government and its demise via a military coup on January 15, 1966. Throughout this period, and against all odds, Mbadiwe consistently and vociferously fought for a strong and effective Nigerian federal government; he used his large reputation and his substantive positions as personal advisor to the president, leader of the National Council of Nigeria and Cameroon (NCNC) Parliamentary Party, the minister of aviation, and the minister of trade toward this elusive end. Given that an Northern People’s Congress (NPC)/NCNC gov- ernment had ushered in Nigerian political independence, it was only a matter of time before Mbadiwe, back in the fold of his old party, would become involved with the federal government. Accordingly, on May 1, 1961, he was appointed personal adviser on African affairs to Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa.1 Predictably the NCNC hailed the appoint- ment as proof that Balewa was “a trustworthy partner of the NCNC” and dubbed Mbadiwe “an asset in this era of reconstruction.” There had been speculation in the press that he might be made ambassador to the United States or given the vacant chairmanship of the Nigerian Port Authority.2 But given his strong sense of political mission, only an appointment in the federal government would suffice. H