Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Table 1: Nigeria’s Heads of State since Independence

President/Head of State
Geographic Zone
Period in Power
Duration in Power
1.Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa  (Prime Minister)
North East
1 Oct., 1960 –  15 Jan., 1966
5 years + 3.5months
2. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
(Governor-General, then President*)
South East
1 Oct.1, 1960 –  30 Sept., 1963

1 Oct., 1963 – 14 Jan., 1966
3 years

2 years + 3.5 months
3. Gen. Aguyi Ironsi
South East
15 Jan., 1966 – 28 July, 1966
6.5 months
4. Gen. Yakubu Gowon
North Central
29 July, 1966 – 28 July, 1975
9 years
5. Gen. Murtala Mohammed
North West
29 July,1975 – 13 Feb., 1976
6.5 months
6. Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo
South West
13 Feb 1976 – 1 Oct. 1979
3 years + 6.5 months
7. Alhaji Shehu Shagari
North West
1 Oct. 1979 – 31 Dec. 1983
4 years + 3 months
8. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari
North West
31 Dec 1983 – 27 Aug. 1985
1 year + 8 months
9. Gen. Ibrahim Babaginda
North Central
27 Aug. 1985 – 26 Aug. 1993
8 years
10. Chief Ernest Shonekan
South West
26 Aug. 1993 – 17 Nov. 1993
3 months
11. Gen. Sani Abacha
North West
17 Nov. 1993 – 8 June 1998
4 years + 7 months
12. Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar
North Central
9 June 1998 – 29 May 1999
1 year
13. Olusegun Obasanjo
South West
29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
8 years
14. Alhaji Musa Yar’Adua
North West
29 May 2007 – 6 May 2010
2 years + 11 months
15. Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
South South
7 May 2010 – date
1 year + 4 months




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2 comments:

  1. John MalespinaDecember 16, 2012 at 6:53 PM

    How long are the terms that each President can serve?

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  2. UnknownDecember 16, 2012 at 8:11 PM

    4-8 years, though, the current President Goodluck Jonathon believes leaders should be able to exceed that limit.He argued that it was better with the political situation of Nigeria for Jonathan to spend nine years in office than to spend less than eight years

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