The Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) is attributable to the ____ regime

Analyze the question: It asks which military regime in Nigeria is linked with the Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC).

Concept: Military governing bodies in Nigeria Each military regime had a supreme governing organ:

• Gowon (1966-75): Supreme Military Council (SMC)
• Murtala/Obasanjo (1975-79): Supreme Military Council (SMC)
• Buhari/Idiagbon (1984-85): Supreme Military Council (SMC)
• Babangida (1985-93): The Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC). Babangida renamed the SMC as the AFRC when he took over in August 1985, and he was styled "President and Commander-in-Chief."
• Abacha (1993-98): Provisional Ruling Council (PRC)
• Abdulsalami Abubakar (1998-99): Provisional Ruling Council (PRC), retained from Abacha's era

Step by step:

1. Gowon and Murtala/Obasanjo used the Supreme Military Council, so options C and B are out.
2. Abdulsalami Abubakar used the Provisional Ruling Council, so option D is out.
3. The AFRC was introduced under Ibrahim Babangida in 1985, so option A fits.

(Note: There was also a separate AFRC in Ghana under Jerry Rawlings in 1979, but the question here is about Nigeria, and the answer is Babangida.)

Answer: A. Ibrahim Babangida's

Exam tip: Remember the pattern: SMC for early regimes (Gowon, Murtala/Obasanjo, Buhari), AFRC for Babangida (A and B come together alphabetically), and PRC for Abacha and Abdulsalami (both end in "P" for Provisional).