President Shehu Shagari Presides Over Nigeria's 21st Independence Day Celebrations | October 1981

October 1st, 1981.
Footage of President Shehu Shagari of Nigeria presiding over the 21st Independance Day celebrations in Lagos on October 1st 1981.
Source: Reuters News Archive.

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How times flies so quick it's already 42 years ago

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I remember watching the parade as it was broadcast on TV. It is quite sobering when one considers that none of those we can see in military (paramilitary) uniform would be in service today.

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"Soldiers come and go, but the barracks remain!" That's a popular saying in military circles! Aside from OBJ and perhaps Danjuma, many of the top brass at that event have long departed the earth! The late Lt. Gen. Gibson Jalo appears in the thumbnail with Shagari.

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Thanks for identifying Gibson Jalo. I had thought that it was Emmanuel Abisoye, but assumed that Abisoye may have retired along with other members of the Murtala/OBJ regime such as OBJ and Yar'Adua, although Joseph Garba hung around for a couple of years before being retired.

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Then, it was $1 equal 97 kobo, but now it's $1 equal 760 Naira.

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I was here. 😂😂😂

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Lovely display