2
Total tracked
0
Kept
1
Partial / mixed
1
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Partial
The promise
An Oxford-trained economist and former federal permanent secretary, 'Okwadike' Ezeife was elected on the SDP platform in 1991 promising disciplined administration, industry and rural development.
Assessment
The term was cut short after about 22 months by the November 1993 dissolution. He later served as political adviser to President Obasanjo and was a prominent Igbo elder statesman until his death in 2023.
Broken
The promise
Implicit in the December 1991 election as governor of Anambra State.
Assessment
Removed on 17 November 1993, when General Sani Abacha's coup dissolved every elected government in Nigeria and replaced governors with military administrators — about 22 months into a four-year term.