Who was Nigeria’s first Executive President after gaining independence in 1960?

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Who was Nigeria’s first Executive President after gaining independence in 1960?

  1. General Yakubu Gowon
  2. Alhaji Shehu Shagari ✓
  3. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
  4. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
Explanation

Shehu Shagari was elected as the first executive president in 1979. This was the start of the Second Republic.

Azikiwe was a ceremonial president in 1963. Gowon and Obasanjo were military rulers at that time.

An executive president holds real power unlike a ceremonial one who is just a figurehead.

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