Obasanjo used the 1976 Independence Day broadcast to recommit the Federal Military Government to Murtala's transition timetable, the Constitution Drafting Committee process, and the Universal Primary Education programme launched in September 1976.
1976-10-01Independence DayPending full text
Independence Day Address — Post-Civil-War Reconstruction
Lt-Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo — Dodan Barracks, Lagos
Obasanjo's first Independence Day address as Head of State, eight months after Murtala's assassination — the speech that committed the federal government to Universal Primary Education and the 1976 local government reforms.
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Independence Day Address — Post-Civil-War Reconstruction
Lt-Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo · Dodan Barracks, Lagos
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