Ernest Shonekan (Interim National Government)

Too short to score

Fewer than two scored calendar years under the 183-day rule (§3): 0 scored year(s) (none). No outcome, credibility, reforms or composite score is given.

Finance ministers

Aminu Saleh (1993)

CBN governors

Abdulkadir Ahmed (to 30 Sep 1993); Paul Ogwuma (from 1 Oct 1993)

Signature move

The biggest single petrol price jump on record: 70k to N5 a litre (8 Nov 1993).

Oil price context

About $17 a barrel in 1993 (nominal).

Key actions

• 7 Jun 1993 The subsidy debate in Newswatch; Sam Aluko argues that yam sellers "too are subsidising the local consumers" (earlier, under Babangida). [newswatch93]
• 8 Nov 1993 Petrol 70k to N5. [vanguard_fuel]
• 11 Nov 1993 Senate protest. [nn931111]
• 17 Nov 1993 Removed by Abacha. [vanguard_fuel]

Context data (not scored)

Calendar-year data shown for context only; these years are shared with (and scored for) neighbouring governments where they held 183+ days.

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