President and power in Nigeria:
Date
1982
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
England: Frank Cadd and Company Limited
Abstract
■ A Place Called Shagari; ■ Pupil and Teacher; ■ Call to Politics; ■ In Sir Abubakar's Government; ■ Return to Sokoto; ■ Grass Roots Again; ■ Back to the Centre; ■ Politics No More?; ■ Return to Politics; ■ The Path to the Presidency; ■ President of All Nigeria; ■ Nigeria and the World; ■ Towards Economic Freedom?; ■ Religion for Rulers; A President at Work; ■ Postscript: A New Beginning;
Description
The man who leads the world's fourth largest democracy is perhaps the least well known, outside his own country, of any statesman of his rank. Even inside his country he was, until his election as President in 1979, largely unknown; he was variously described as of “humble origin" or as a "Fulani feudalist". This book is an attempt to present Nigeria's President as an individual who has had a long and varied public career; not as a representative of a party, of a class, or of an ethnic group. In early 1982 he is still only 56, and has many years of service to his country ahead. The book does not claim to be a complete account of a career which has been far fuller than is generally realised. It does not attempt, either, to be a political, social or economic history of Nigeria in the years since Shehu Shagari first appeared on the national scene in 1954; that history is already well covered by numerous works.