Cabinet of Shehu Shagari

Cabinet of Shehu Shagari

 Cabinet of Nigeria
Date formed 1 October 1979
Date dissolved 31 December 1983
People and organisations
Head of government Shehu Shagari
Head of state Shehu Shagari
Member party National Party of Nigeria (NPN)
History
Predecessor Government of General Olusegun Obasanjo
Successor Government of General Muhammadu Buhari
Shehu Shagari on 7 October 1980

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.

History

Lieutenant General Olusegun Obasanjo had become head of 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] Shagari appointed 61 ministers, of whom 24 were of cabinet rank. The ministers were both Muslim and Christian, but Muslims had a larger and growing share of ministries, and generally held the more important posts.[1] Shagari made extensive use of the Cabinet Office, an organization 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 completely control the immensely powerful ministers in his cabinet.[4] He was honest himself, but was not strong enough to throw out the many dishonest men who surrounded him.[5]

Shehu Shagari's National Party of Nigeria (NPN) won the 1983 general elections, the worst in Nigeria's history to date. The political parties resorting 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 the military staged a coup on 31 December 1983. The leaders were 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:

Office Minister Notes '
President Shehu Shagari 1979–83
Vice President Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme 1979–83
Agriculture Ibrahim Gusau December 1979 – February 1982[8]
Adamu Ciroma February 1982 – October 1983[8]
Attorney General and Justice Richard Akinjide December 1979 – October 1983[9]
Aviation Samuel Mafuyai December 1979 – February 1982[9]
John Kadiya February 1982 – October 1983[9]
Commerce Isaac Shaahu December 1979 – February 1982[9]
Maitama Bello Yusuf February 1982 – October 1983[9]
Communications Akanbi Oniyangi December 1979 – February 1982[8]
Audu Innocent Ogbeh February 1982 – October 1983[9]
Defence Iya Abubakar December 1979 – February 1982[8]
Akanbi Oniyangi February 1982 – October 1983 [8][10]
Education I. C. Madubuike December 1979 – February 1982[9]
Sylvester Ugoh February 1982 – October 1983[9]
Employment, Labor and Productivity Adebisi Ogedengbe December 1979 – February 1982[9]
Emmanuel Osanmor February 1982 – October 1983[9]
External Affairs Ishaya Audu December 1979 – October 1983[8][11]
Emeka Anyaoku 1983 [11]
Federal Capital Territory John Kadiya December 1979 – February 1982[9]
Abubakar Iro Danmusa February 1982 – October 1983[9]
Finance & Works Sunday Essang December 1979 – October 1983[9]
Health D. C. Ugwu December 1979 – October 1983[9]
Housing (and Environment from 1981) Wahab Dosumu December 1979 – February 1982[9]
Ahmed Musa February 1982 – October 1983[8]
Industries I. J. Igbani December 1979 – October 1983[8]
Information Garba Wushishi February 1982 – October 1983[9]
Internal Affairs Maitama Bello Yusuf December 1979 – 1981
Janet Akinrinade (Minister of State) December 1979 – October 1983[9][12]
Iya Abubakar 1981 – 1982
Ali Baba (Minister of State)1981 – 1982
Ali Baba 1982 – 1983[13]
Mines and Power Mohammed Hassan December 1979 – October 1983[9]
National Planning Ebun Oyagbola December 1979 – October 1983[9]
Police Affairs Emmanuel Osanmor December 1979 – February 1982[9]
Ndagi Mahmudu February 1982 – October 1983[9]
Public Works & Finance Victor Masi December 1979 – October 1983[8]
Science and Technology Sylvester Ugoh December 1979 – February 1982[9]
Wahab Dosunmu February 1982 – October 1983[9]
Social Welfare, Youth, Sports (to 1982) and Culture Paulinus Amadike December 1979 – February 1982[9]
Sports Development Adebisi Ogedengbe February 1982 – October 1983[9]
Steel Development Paul Unongo (MOS) December 1979 – February 1982[8]
Mamman Makele February 1982 – October 1983[8]
Transport Umaru Dikko December 1979 – October 1983[8]
Water Resources Ndagi Mahmudu December 1979 – February 1982[9]
E. Y. Atanu February 1982 – October 1983[8]

Distribution by Religion

The distribution of ministerial appointments by religion (M: Muslim, C: Christian) was:[14]

Ministry80818283
Agriculture M M M M
Attorney General and Justice C C C C
Aviation C C C M
Commerce C M M M
Communications C M M M
Defense M M M
Education C C C C
Employment, Labor and Productivity C C C C
External Affairs M M M M
Federal Capital Territory C M M M
Finance C C C C
Health C C C C
Housing (and Environment from 1981) M M M M
Industries M M M M
Information M M
Internal Affairs M M M M
Mines and Power M M M M
National Planning M M M M
Police Affairs C C M M
Public Works C C C C
Science and Technology C C M M
Social Welfare, Youth, Sports (to 1982) and Culture C C C C
Sports M
Steel C M M M
Transport M M M M
Water Resources M M C C

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