Decree 10 of 1976 enabled the mass purge — over 10,000 federal public servants dismissed without right of appeal. The purge was later widely regretted as it destroyed institutional memory and merit-based promotion in the civil service.
Murtala / Obasanjo I1976· Fate: Implemented (later regretted)· Chapter II · Law
Public Officers Tribunal Report
Mass purge of the public service. Over 10,000 civil servants dismissed under Decree 10 of 1976.
Sources
- · Public Officers (Special Provisions) Decree No. 10, 1976
What it cost — political & economic reality
The political and economic reality
Nigeria in 1976: who was in charge, the cabinet of the day, the GDP, and the crises that defined the period.
Head of State · Military
Gen. Murtala Muhammed → Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo
1975–1979
National reality
Murtala assassinated 13 February 1976; Obasanjo completed the transition. Universal Primary Education launched 1976. Land Use Act 1978. 1979 Constitution and handover to the Second Republic.
Crises of the period
- Dimka coup attempt + Murtala assassination (1976)
- 'Ali Must Go' student protests (1978) — students killed over a 50-kobo fee increase
GDP (World Bank)
$28 bn (1975) → $47 bn (1979)
Cabinet (selected portfolios)
- Education
Col. Ahmadu Ali (1975–78)
- Education
J.O.J. Okezie (1978)
Source: Federal Gazette; Constitution Drafting Committee records (1976–78)
Methodology
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
Redline
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