Date: October 1, 1979.
In the anticipated 1979 election, Alhaji Shehu Shagari emerged victorious on the NPN platform. On 1 October 1979, Shagari took charge as the first executive president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The campaign was widely endorsed by a lot of politicians in the North and Southern minorities. The party’s slogan was “One Nation, One Destiny” and it was noted as the party that catered to Nigeria’s diversity.
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