NATIONAL library of Nigeria2024-01-292024-01-292023https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/1062This is The Portrait of Alhaji Shehu Shagari (President, Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979-1983). Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari GCFR (25 February 1925 – 28 December 2018) was a Nigerian politician who was the first democratically elected president of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979 giving rise to the Second Nigerian Republic. 6th President of Nigeria In office 1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983. Federal Commissioner for Finance In office 1971–1975 Federal Commissioner for Economic Development, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction In office 1970–1971 Federal Minister of Works In office 1965–1966 Federal Minister of Internal Affairs In office 1962–1965 Federal Minister of Pensions In office 1960–1962 Federal Minister of Economic Development In office 1959–1960 Federal Minister of Commerce and Industries In office 1958–1959.Portrait of Alhaji Shehu Shagari (President, Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979-1983).enImage