THE NIGERIA HEAD OF STATE FROM 1960 TILL DATE.


   The name Nigeria comes from the confluence of Niger and its 
environs which is named with the idea and innovation of our then 
colonial lord’s wife called Lady flora shaw lugard in 1900. 

    Nigeria is an heterogeneous country that has a population about 200 millions
people which led to be called the gaint of Africa as it played a forefront role in her political and economy prospect.
  The total land mass of Nigeria is 923,768 km2 (356,669 mi2) which makes it to be the 32nd world’s largest country by land mass. 

  Nigeria is a multi-ethnic 
and a high profile of diversify of languages which is up to 3000 
languages but the major one are Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba nonetheless we have different tribes, culture, religion and race.
 It has a large impact on African economy as it whole by exporting mineral resources, petroleum and by having a good standard of living through
the promulgation of many factories, industries and companies such as 
Alhaji Aliko Dangote group of company.

 Lagos had been called a British colony under the protectorate of 
the United Kingdom and serve as the federal republic of Nigeria until it was transferred to Abuja in 1991 doing the Babangida regime.

Nigeria is comprises of 36 state with one federal capital territory in
Abuja, which maintains 109 senators and 360 representatives from the thirty six state of the federation.

:. LEADERS THAT TOOK OVER POWER

Queen Elizabeth ii of England born in 1926, she spent three years
in office from 1st October 1960 till 1st 
October 1963. She aged 93 years old living sound and safe till date..

➢ Sir James Robertson born on 16th of November 1899 and died in 1983. He took over as Governor General and use just 46days in office.

➢ Sir Nnamdi Azikwe was born in 1904 and died in 1996. He became the next person in power as the Governor General of the independence republic of Nigeria from 11th of November 1960 till 1st of October 1963, he spent 2years and 319days in office..

➢ Sir Nnamdi Azikwe was sworn in again on 1st of October 1963 till 16th of January 1966 and spent 2years and 107days on office..

➢ Major General Aguiyi Johnson Ironsi was born in 1924 and died in July 29, 1966.. He overthrown the republican president through coup De’tat led by Nzeogwu Kaduna and took over power in January 15,1966 to July 29,1966..
 
➢ General Yakubu Gowon was born in 1934 and took over the post in 1st August 1966 as the outcome of the assassination of ironsi at ibadan and he is now 85 years of age, living happily with his family and grandchildren..

➢ General Muritala Muhammad born in 1938 and died in 1976, he was sworn into office on 29th of July 1975. He was assassinated in 1976.

➢ Brigadier Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo was born in 1937, he came to power on 13th of February 1976 to 1979.

➢ Alhaji Shehu shagari became the first civilian president, born 1925 and died in 2018. He was inaugurated to power on 1979 to 1983.

➢ Major General Muhammadu Buhari Took over the power as the military head of state in 31st of December 1983 and he was born in 1942.

➢ General Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida was born in 1941 and came power in 27th of August 1985 till 1993.

➢ Chief Ernest Shonekan was born 1936, he sworn into office as a
National Interim Government representative 26th of August 1993 
till 17th of November 1993. He spent 83days in office. 

➢ General Sani Abacha was born in 1943 and died in 1998, he came 
to power on 17th of November 1993 till 1998. 

➢ General AbdulSalami Abubakar born in 1942 and become a military head of state in 8th of June 1998. 

➢ Chief Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo later became a civilian president of the federal republic of Nigeria on 29th of May 1999 till 2003. 

➢ Late president Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was born in 1951 and died in 2010. He became a president of the republic of Nigeria in 29th of May 2007. 

➢ Former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was giving birth to in 1957 and became a president from 2009 till 2011.

The current president of the federation is Retired Army Major General Muhammadu Buhari became Nigeria President from 2011 till date..


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