In the 1970s, there was an oil boom that helped Nigeria identify its importance and the role it could play if it controlled and efficiently used its oil reserves. After the elections, Nigeria was seen as an African country with democracy and the potential to succeed and succeed economically in the future. But this vision of Nigeria was short-lived as the army regained power in 1984 and took control of the country's oil resources (QUOTE). For the next 15 years, Nigeria was under military rule and several cases of corruption and bad governance were noted because no one could question the military leader at that time.

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