Shehu Shagari's Presidency, 1979-1983: An Appraisal explores the Shagari administration of 1979-1983, highlighting its achievements and shortcomings. In an attempt to fill some of the gaps created by the lack of a systematic historic account of the era, the book examines the Shagari administration's performance against the general expectations of the citizenry. It is a critical assessment of the policies and programmes of the NPN led government at the National level, clearly bringing out their successes and failures. (Historical Biography)