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Friendly games of power = Power sharing relay formula
All started way back in the barracks

In this file photo, Nigeria junior army officers Obasanjo and Babangida, Abacha and T.Y Danjuma, are seen playing the game of draughts, before they all rose to lead the country.

Nigeria leadership since 1975 till present has been like relay/game of draught involving the individuals shown in this picture.

Name Title Year
General Matthew Aremu Okikiola Olusegun Obasanjo Head-of-State 1975 – 1980
Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma Chief of Army Staff 1975 – 1979
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Head-of-State 1984 – 1993
General Sani Abacha Head-of-State 1993 – 1998
President Matthew Aremu Okikiola Olusegun Obasanjo Head-of-State 1999 – present
Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma Minister of Defense 1999 - 2004