Obasanjo military (first) — indigenisation, oil-rent spending, transition to civilian rule

Doctrine — stated goals and content

Obasanjo's first (military) administration succeeded the assassinated Murtala Mohammed in February 1976 and delivered (a) the Second Nigerian Indigenisation Decree 1977, (b) the land-use reform of 1978 (Land Use Act), (c) the new FCT at Abuja (1976 decree), and (d) a managed transition to civilian rule via the 1979 constitution and October 1979 handover. Economic school: statist-developmentalist under oil-rent financing — Third National Development Plan (1975-80) was the largest in African history at launch ($35bn), heavy on infrastructure, SOEs, and imported plant. Left-right axis: military-authoritarian politically; mixed economic content with nationalist-leftward indigenisation offset by foreign-contractor-led infrastructure. Popularity / legitimacy: no elections; the movement's legitimacy rested on (a) completing Murtala's anti-corruption purge (10,000 civil servants dismissed), and (b) delivering civilian handover on schedule — arguably the only African coup regime to voluntarily cede power during this period. Coherence: high — stated goals of purge, indigenisation, land reform, new capital, and transition were all delivered though at escalating fiscal cost.