The first executive president of Nigeria was_________

The first executive president of Nigeria was actually not any of the options listed. Nigeria's first executive president was Shehu Shagari. He served as president from 1979 to 1983, after winning the presidential election as the candidate of the National Party of Nigeria. Prior to his presidency, he had also served as the Minister of Economic Affairs and as the Minister of Finance in previous Nigerian governments. During his presidency, he focused on improving the economy and reducing corruption, but was unfortunately overthrown in a military coup in 1983.