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. Among the cabinet Ministers are Adamu Ciroma, Bello Maitama Yusuf, Mamman Ali Makele etc. It was terminated by a military coup.

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.
Shagari took office on 1 October 1979. He then appointed 61 ministers, of whom 24 were of cabinet rank. The ministers were both Muslim and Christian fairly distributed ethno religious sections of the country 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.
Shagari's government was accused of having immensely powerful ministers in his cabinet. While he worked honestly, he didn't seem to have full grip of dishonest men working alongside him. Although, this view may be as result of the dictatorial military years preceding the second republic
Shehu Shagari's National Party of Nigeria won the 1983 general elections. The political parties resorted to violence, arson, vote rigging and other malpractices in the struggle for victory.
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 in an effort to combat corruption within his cabinet. shagari also introduced a new ministry under Maitama Sule in order to launch his ethical revolution program which had War Against Indiscipline as part of it.
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. 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 and detained without trial.

Ministers

Cabinet members included:
OfficeMinisterNotes '-
PresidentShehu Shagari1979–83-
Vice-presidentAlex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme1979–83-
AgricultureIbrahim GusauDecember 1979 – February 1982-
AgricultureAdamu CiromaFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
Attorney General and JusticeRichard AkinjideDecember 1979 – October 1983-
AviationSamuel MafuyaiDecember 1979 – February 1982-
AviationJohn KadiyaFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
CommerceIsaac ShaahuDecember 1979 – February 1982-
CommerceBello Maitama YusufFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
CommunicationsAkanbi OniyangiDecember 1979 – February 1982-
CommunicationsAudu Innocent OgbehFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
DefenceIya AbubakarDecember 1979 – February 1982-
DefenceAkanbi OniyangiFebruary 1982 – October 1983 -
EducationI. C. MadubuikeDecember 1979 – February 1982-
EducationSylvester UgohFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
Employment, Labor and ProductivityAdebisi OgedengbeDecember 1979 – February 1982-
Employment, Labor and ProductivityEmmanuel OsanmorFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
External AffairsIshaya AuduDecember 1979 – October 1983-
External AffairsEmeka Anyaoku1983 -
Federal Capital TerritoryJohn KadiyaDecember 1979 – February 1982-
Federal Capital TerritoryAbubakar Iro DanmusaFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
Finance & WorksSunday EssangDecember 1979 – October 1983-
HealthD. C. UgwuDecember 1979 – October 1983-
Housing Wahab DosunmuDecember 1979 – February 1982-
Housing Ahmed MusaFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
IndustriesI. J. IgbaniDecember 1979 – October 1983-
InformationGarba WushishiFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
Internal AffairsMaitama Bello YusufDecember 1979 – 1981-
Internal AffairsJanet Akinrinade December 1979 – October 1983-
Internal AffairsIya Abubakar1981–1982-
Internal AffairsAli Baba1981 – 1982-
Internal AffairsAli Baba1982 – 1983-
Mines and PowerMohammed HassanDecember 1979 – October 1983
External Affairs II		October 1983
- 31 December 1983
National PlanningEbun OyagbolaDecember 1979 – October 1983-
Police AffairsEmmanuel OsanmorDecember 1979 – February 1982-
Police AffairsNdagi MahmuduFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
Public Works & FinanceVictor MasiDecember 1979 – October 1983-
Science and TechnologySylvester UgohDecember 1979 – February 1982-
Science and TechnologyWahab DosunmuFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
Social Welfare, Youth, Sports and CulturePaulinus AmadikeDecember 1979 – February 1982-
Sports DevelopmentAdebisi OgedengbeFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
Steel DevelopmentPaul Unongo December 1979 – February 1982-
Steel DevelopmentMamman MakeleFebruary 1982 – October 1983-
TransportUmaru DikkoDecember 1979 – October 1983-
Water ResourcesNdagi MahmuduDecember 1979 – February 1982-
Water ResourcesE. Y. AtanuFebruary 1982 – October 1983-