Umaru Musa Yar’Adua led the list with impactful programs like the Niger Delta Amnesty and rural development focus. Olusegun Obasanjo followed, using debt relief, telecom expansion, and poverty-targeted programs like NAPEP to empower millions. Goodluck Jonathan boosted job creation and agriculture through YOUWIN and the e-wallet system.
Muhammadu Buhari introduced large-scale social investment schemes, but their impact was limited by inflation and economic downturns. Yakubu Gowon used oil wealth to build public services but with uneven poverty outcomes.
Murtala Mohammed and Shehu Shagari made efforts through reforms and agricultural programs, though Shagari’s term was weakened by economic decline. Ibrahim Babangida introduced rural initiatives but worsened poverty through his structural adjustment policies. Ernest Shonekan had minimal impact due to a brief tenure, and Nnamdi Azikiwe, being a ceremonial president, had no direct role in poverty policy.
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