Date

Encoder

Phrase used

Frequency

Oct. 1, 1960

Alhaji Tafawa Balewa

?

?

Oct. 1, 1967

General Yakubu Gowon

Fellow Nigerians

3

Oct. 1, 1979

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

Fellow Nigerians, Fellow Citizens

3

Oct. 1, 1985

Gen. Ibrahim Babangida

Fellow Nigerians

1

Oct. 1, 1996

Gen. Sanni Abacha

Fellow Nigerians

12

Oct. 1, 1998

Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar

Fellow Countrymen and Women, Fellow Nigerians, Fellow Citizens

5

Oct. 1, 1999

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo

Fellow Nigerians

3

Oct. 1, 2011

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan

My Compatriots

1