Cabinet of Shehu Shagari

The Cabinet of Shehu Shagari formed the government of Nigeria during the presidency of Shehu Shagari between 1979 and 1983, after the return to civilian rule with the Second Nigerian Republic. It was terminated by a military coup.

Cabinet of Shehu Shagari

  Cabinet of Nigeria
Date formed1 October 1979
Date dissolved31 December 1983
People and organisations
Head of stateShehu Shagari
Head of governmentShehu Shagari
Member partyNational Party of Nigeria (NPN)
History
PredecessorGovernment of General Olusegun Obasanjo
SuccessorGovernment of General Muhammadu Buhari
Shehu Shagari on 7 October 1980

History

Lieutenant General Olusegun Obasanjo became head of the government after an attempted coup in February 1976. He managed the transition to civilian rule in an election won by the National Party of Nigeria led by Shehu Shagari.[1] Shagari took office on 1 October 1979.[2] He then appointed 61 ministers, of whom 24 were of cabinet rank. The ministers were both Muslim and Christian, with the Muslims assuming a larger and growing share of ministries, with most of the more important posts.[1] Shagari made extensive use of the Cabinet Office, an organisation of leading professional civil servants, where it would have been more typical of a presidential system to rely more on political appointees.[3]

Shagari did not have complete control over the immensely powerful ministers in his cabinet.[4] While he worked honestly, he was not powerful enough to discharge the many dishonest men working alongside him.[5]

Shehu Shagari's National Party of Nigeria (NPN) won the 1983 general elections. These were known as the worst elections in Nigeria's history. The political parties resorted to violence, arson, vote rigging and other malpractices in the struggle for victory.[6] After the second election, Shagari removed all but seven of the former members of his cabinet, and appointed various respected technocrats such as Emeka Anyaoku. He also reappointed his relative, Umaru Dikko, who had been accused of corruption.[5]

Soon after Shagari began his second term as president on 31 December 1983, the military staged a coup. It was led by Major Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Tunde Idiagbon.[1] The coup was launched two days after Shagari had announced an austerity program, forced due to a fall in the price of oil, which provided 90% of government revenue. Shagari and many cabinet members were arrested. Buhari said the coup was required to remove the "inept and corrupt administration that left Nigeria a beggar nation."[7]

Ministers

Cabinet members included:

OfficeMinisterNotes '
PresidentShehu Shagari1979–83
Vice-PresidentAlex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme1979–83
AgricultureIbrahim GusauDecember 1979 – February 1982[8]
Adamu CiromaFebruary 1982 – October 1983[8]
Attorney General and JusticeRichard AkinjideDecember 1979 – October 1983[9]
AviationSamuel MafuyaiDecember 1979 – February 1982[9]
John KadiyaFebruary 1982 – October 1983[9]
CommerceIsaac ShaahuDecember 1979 – February 1982[9]
Bello Maitama YusufFebruary 1982 – October 1983[9]
CommunicationsAkanbi OniyangiDecember 1979 – February 1982[8]
Audu Innocent OgbehFebruary 1982 – October 1983[9]
DefenceIya AbubakarDecember 1979 – February 1982[8]
Akanbi OniyangiFebruary 1982 – October 1983 [8][10]
EducationI. C. MadubuikeDecember 1979 – February 1982[9]
Sylvester UgohFebruary 1982 – October 1983[9]
Employment, Labor and ProductivityAdebisi OgedengbeDecember 1979 – February 1982[9]
Emmanuel OsanmorFebruary 1982 – October 1983[9]
External AffairsIshaya AuduDecember 1979 – October 1983[8][11]
Emeka Anyaoku1983 [11]
Federal Capital TerritoryJohn KadiyaDecember 1979 – February 1982[9]
Abubakar Iro DanmusaFebruary 1982 – October 1983[9]
Finance & WorksSunday EssangDecember 1979 – October 1983[9]
HealthD. C. UgwuDecember 1979 – October 1983[9]
Housing (and Environment from 1981)Wahab DosumuDecember 1979 – February 1982[9]
Ahmed MusaFebruary 1982 – October 1983[8]
IndustriesI. J. IgbaniDecember 1979 – October 1983[8]
InformationGarba WushishiFebruary 1982 – October 1983[9]
Internal AffairsMaitama Bello YusufDecember 1979 – 1981
Janet Akinrinade(Minister of State) December 1979 – October 1983[9][12]
Iya Abubakar1981–1982
Ali Baba(Minister of State)1981 – 1982
Ali Baba1982 – 1983[13]
Mines and PowerMohammed Ibrahim HassanDecember 1979 – October 1983[9]
National PlanningEbun OyagbolaDecember 1979 – October 1983[9]
Police AffairsEmmanuel OsanmorDecember 1979 – February 1982[9]
Ndagi MahmuduFebruary 1982 – October 1983[9]
Public Works & FinanceVictor MasiDecember 1979 – October 1983[8]
Science and TechnologySylvester UgohDecember 1979 – February 1982[9]
Wahab DosunmuFebruary 1982 – October 1983[9]
Social Welfare, Youth, Sports (to 1982) and CulturePaulinus AmadikeDecember 1979 – February 1982[9]
Sports DevelopmentAdebisi OgedengbeFebruary 1982 – October 1983[9]
Steel DevelopmentPaul Unongo(MOS) December 1979 – February 1982[8]
Mamman MakeleFebruary 1982 – October 1983[8]
TransportUmaru DikkoDecember 1979 – October 1983[8]
Water ResourcesNdagi MahmuduDecember 1979 – February 1982[9]
E. Y. AtanuFebruary 1982 – October 1983[8]

Notes
    1. Ajayi 2009, p. 152.
    2. Falola & Heaton 2008, p. 201.
    3. Inamete 2001, p. 111.
    4. Ehling & Holste-von-Mutius 2001, p. 61.
    5. Smith 2014, p. 183.
    6. Ifeoha Azikiwe 2013, p. 271.
    7. Dingle 1984, p. 21.
    8. Ifeoha Azikiwe 2013, p. 278.
    9. Ifeoha Azikiwe 2013, p. 279.
    10. Inamete 2001, p. 114.
    11. Inamete 2001, p. 112.
    12. Ronke Iyabowale Ako-Nai 2013, p. 163.
    13. Abegunrin, Olayiwola (2003). Nigerian Foreign Policy Under Military Rule, 1966–1999. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003. p. 103. ISBN 9780275978815. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

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