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Military rule in Nigeria - Muritala

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TERM: 1st Term

WEEK: 7

CLASS: Primary 6

AGE: 11 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: Military rule in Nigeria- Muritala

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

  1. Narrate the History of Gen. Muritala Mohammed
  2. State the Activities of Muritala Mohammed

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Charts showing the portrait of Gen. Muritala Mohammed.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC

The teacher revises the previous lesson topic on Military rule in Nigeria

Pupils  pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She then explains that Gen. Muritala Mohammed was born in Kano on Nov 1938. He was an army General and the 4th head of state in Nigeria. He came to power after overthrowing the government of Gen. Yakubu Gowon in 1975. He was ambushed by a group of soldiers led by lieutenant Colonel Buka Suka Musa Dimka and assassinated.

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She describes the

Activities Of Muritala  Mohammed

1. On his takeover of government, he sacked the 12 state governors and replaced them with new military governors.

2. He restructured the membership of the supreme military.

3. He created additional states from 12 to 19 states.

4. He initiated the shifting of the federal capital from Lagos to Abuja.

5. He tackled the problem of transportation in Nigeria as well as the problem of petroleum distribution

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a short note on the board for the pupils to copy

The pupils copy the note from the board

 

NOTE

Biography of Gen. Muritala Mohammed

Gen. Muritala Mohammed was born in Kano on Nov 1938. He was an army General and the 4th head of state in Nigeria. He came to power after overthrowing the government of Gen. Yakubu Gowon in 1975. He was ambushed by a group of soldiers led by lieutenant Colonel Buka Suka Musa Dimka and assassinated.

Activities of Muritala  Mohammed

  1. On his takeover of government, he sacked the 12 state governors and replaced them with new military governors.
  2. He restructured the membership of the supreme military.
  3. He created additional states from 12 to 19 states.
  4. He initiated the shifting of the federal capital from Lagos to Abuja.
  5. He tackled the problem of transportation in Nigeria as well as the problem of petroleum distribution, and many more.

 

EVALUATION:    1. When was Gen. Muritala Mohammed born

  1. How many state did he create during his regime
  2. Who led the team that assassinated Gen. Muritala Mohammed
  3. State 3 activities gen Mohammed achieved before his death.

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively



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