Which party did Shehu Shagari represent as President?
APC
PDP
ANPP
NPN
Answer
NPN (National Party of Nigeria) was the political party platform upon which Shehu Shagari, the first democratically elected President of Nigeria, ran and won the 1979 presidential election. The NPN was a conservative political party that advocated for a mixed-economy approach, promoting both private sector growth and government involvement in key industries.
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