August 1975: A defining moment in Nigeria’s history. Just weeks after the coup that ousted General Gowon, 32-year-old Colonel Shehu Musa Yar’Adua is sworn in as Federal Commissioner of Transport by 36-year-old Head of State Brigadier Murtala Muhammed.

In the background, young Olusegun Obasanjo sits beside Murtala, Gowon’s successor, while Tunde Idiagbon stands..

Source: historychannel