Executive orders, presidential directives, and major policy decisions issued during the 1979–1983 term — tracked from announcement through to real-world effect.
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Total orders
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Implemented
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The directive
Ordered undocumented West African immigrants — mostly Ghanaians, estimated at over two million — to leave Nigeria within weeks.
Real-world effect
One of the largest forced population movements in modern African history, carried out amid the pre-election economic squeeze. The episode gave the phrase 'Ghana Must Go' — the name of the cheap plaid bags the departing migrants carried — a permanent place in Nigerian usage.