Posts Tagged With: Federal Executive Council

HISTORY: General Sanni Abacha’s Inaugural Speech

“Fellow Nigerians, Sequel to the resignation of the former Head of the Interim National Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Chief Ernest Shonekan and my subsequent appointment as Head of State and Commander-in-Chief, I have had extensive consultations within the armed forces hierarchy and other well meaning Nigerians in a bid to find solutions [...]

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HISTORY: Major-General Babaginda Address to the Nation – August 27, 1985

He finally retired from active politics (meaning he wont be contesting positions anymore); it doesn’t mean the ‘evil genius’ won’t still attempt to be running things though, i think! Fellow Nigerians, When in December 1983, the former military leadership, headed by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, assumed the reins of government, its accession was heralded in the [...]

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HISTORY: BUHARI’S FIRST SPEECH AFTER THE MILITARY COUP OF 31ST DECEMBER 1983

In pursuance of the primary objective of saving our great nation from total collapse, I, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari of the Nigerian army have, after due consultation amongst the services of the armed forces, been formally invested with the authority of the Head of the Federal Military Government and the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of [...]

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