Najeriya ta samu ’yancin kai daga Turawan Mulkin Mallaka a ranar 1 ga Oktoba 1960. Tun daga wannan lokaci, kasar ta samu shugabanni daban-daban, ciki har da fararen hula da sojoji, yayin da tsarin mulkin kasar ya sauya sau da dama.

1. Nnamdi Azikiwe — 1960 zuwa 1966

Nnamdi Azikiwe ya zama Gwamnan-Janar na farko bayan samun ’yancin kai, sannan ya zama shugaban kasa lokacin da Najeriya ta koma Jamhuriya a 1963. Ya kasance daya daga cikin fitattun ’yan kishin kasa da suka taka rawa wajen fafutukar samun ’yancin Najeriya.

2. Aguiyi Ironsi — 1966

Janar Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi ya karbi mulki bayan juyin mulkin Janairun 1966. Mulkinsa ya kasance na dan lokaci kafin a yi masa juyin mulki a watan Yulin wannan shekarar.

3. Yakubu Gowon — 1966 zuwa 1975

Janar Yakubu Gowon ya jagoranci Najeriya a lokacin yakin basasar Najeriya, wanda ya barke daga 1967 zuwa 1970. Bayan yakin, gwamnatinsa ta mayar da hankali kan sake gina kasar da hadin kan kasa.

4. Murtala Mohammed — 1975 zuwa 1976

Janar Murtala Ramat Mohammed ya karbi mulki bayan juyin mulkin 1975. Gwamnatinsa ta fara wasu manyan sauye-sauye na siyasa da gudanar da gwamnati, amma an kashe shi a wani yunkurin juyin mulki a Fabrairun 1976.

5. Olusegun Obasanjo — 1976 zuwa 1979

Janar Olusegun Obasanjo ya karbi shugabancin mulkin soja bayan mutuwar Murtala Mohammed. A shekarar 1979 ya mika mulki ga gwamnatin farar hula, abin da ya kawo karshen mulkin soja na wancan lokaci.

6. Shehu Shagari — 1979 zuwa 1983

Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari ya zama shugaban farar hula na farko a Jamhuriyar Najeriya ta Biyu. Gwamnatinsa ta kare ne bayan juyin mulkin soja a ranar 31 ga Disamban 1983.

7. Muhammadu Buhari — 1983 zuwa 1985

Janar Muhammadu Buhari ya jagoranci gwamnatin soja bayan hambarar da Shagari. Gwamnatinsa ta aiwatar da manufofin yaki da rashawa da kuma tsauraran matakan ladabtar da al’umma.

8. Ibrahim Babangida — 1985 zuwa 1993

Janar Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida ya karbi mulki a 1985. Ya shafe kusan shekaru takwas yana mulki, inda aka gudanar da sauye-sauyen tattalin arziki da siyasa. Zaben shugaban kasa na 12 ga Yunin 1993, wanda aka soke sakamakonsa, ya kasance daya daga cikin manyan abubuwan da suka faru a zamaninsa.

9. Ernest Shonekan — 1993

Ernest Shonekan ya jagoranci gwamnatin rikon kwarya na kasa bayan Babangida ya sauka daga mulki. Mulkinsa ya kasance na dan lokaci, kafin Janar Sani Abacha ya karbi mulki.

10. Sani Abacha — 1993 zuwa 1998

Janar Sani Abacha ya jagoranci Najeriya har zuwa rasuwarsa a shekarar 1998. Zamaninsa ya kasance karkashin mulkin soja, tare da takaddama mai yawa kan harkokin siyasa, ’yancin dan Adam da shugabanci.

11. Abdulsalami Abubakar — 1998 zuwa 1999

Janar Abdulsalami Abubakar ya karbi mulki bayan rasuwar Abacha. Gwamnatinsa ta tsara mika mulki zuwa gwamnatin farar hula, wanda ya kai ga dawowar mulkin dimokuradiyya a shekarar 1999.

12. Olusegun Obasanjo — 1999 zuwa 2007

Obasanjo ya dawo kan mulki a matsayin zababben shugaban kasa a shekarar 1999, bayan ya yi nasarar lashe zaben shugaban kasa. Zamaninsa ya kasance farkon babban zangon mulkin farar hula bayan shekaru masu yawa na mulkin soja.

13. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua — 2007 zuwa 2010

Umaru Musa Yar’Adua ya zama shugaban kasa bayan zaben 2007. Ya gabatar da manufar “Rule of Law” da kuma kokarin magance matsalar yankin Neja Delta. Rashin lafiya ya kawo cikas ga mulkinsa, kafin rasuwarsa a 2010.

14. Goodluck Jonathan — 2010 zuwa 2015

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan ya karbi mukamin shugaban kasa bayan Yar’Adua ya rasu. Daga baya ya lashe zaben 2011. A shekarar 2015 ya amince da sakamakon zabe tare da mika mulki cikin lumana ga Muhammadu Buhari.

15. Muhammadu Buhari — 2015 zuwa 2023

Muhammadu Buhari ya sake komawa shugabancin Najeriya, wannan karon a matsayin zababben shugaban kasa. Gwamnatinsa ta fi mayar da hankali kan yaki da cin hanci da rashawa, tsaro da bunkasa ababen more rayuwa.

16. Bola Ahmed Tinubu — 2023 zuwa yanzu

Bola Ahmed Tinubu ya zama shugaban Najeriya a ranar 29 ga Mayun 2023, bayan lashe zaben shugaban kasa na 2023. Gwamnatinsa ta fara wasu manyan sauye-sauyen tattalin arziki, ciki har da cire tallafin man fetur da sauye-sauyen da suka shafi tsarin musayar kudin kasar.

DAGA 1960 ZUWA YAU

A cikin shekaru sama da sittin da suka gabata, Najeriya ta rika sauyawa tsakanin mulkin farar hula da na soja, kafin dawowar dimokuradiyya a shekarar 1999.

Tun daga wannan lokaci, shugabannin kasar sun hada da Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari da Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Tarihin shugabancin Najeriya tarihi ne da ya kunshi manyan sauye-sauyen siyasa, tattalin arziki, tsaro da zamantakewa, tare da kalubalen da suka ci gaba da tasiri kan tafiyar kasar zuwa yau.