THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
The Africans: In Search of Stability. Regards the direction of African politics in post-colonial times. Edited unmixed program originally shot on film.
THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
TLS Nigeria Airlines jet airplane taxiing; MSs Nigerian leader Shehu Shagari (Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari) getting off plane, saluted by a military band; MSs van w/ posters Shagari and a P.A. system driving through a city to campaign; MSs supporters chanting and cheering, celebrating, banging drums; TLS motorcade;
THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
MSs political rally, Shehu Shagari speaking, receiving great reception from Muslim compatriots in northern Nigeria; the president urges not to have strictly tribal parties and to work for unity. Shagari calls for a peaceful election.
THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
Poster for Obafemi Awolowo. TLS/MSs of a rural rally Obafemi Awolowo, Unity Party of Nigeria. TLS/MSs of rally, police mixing uneasily with the crowd. VO says that despite this candidates moderate socialist platform, most Nigerians voted for "tribal" candidates, not nationally oriented ones.
THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
Nigeria. MSs man entering a rural town for the election. MSs elders of this local group meeting. VO says a conflict between the Western adversarial system of politics and traditional African means of rule by consensus. MS/CUs ballots being cast into boxes; a man's thumbnail is painted to show that he's already voted; people voting election.
THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
People voting in election in a city in Nigeria. CU of ballots in box. Inspectors checking ballots. VO lists fraudulent election practices in the election. MSs election commissioners checking ballots.
THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
Nigeria. TLSs of state parade. President Shehu Shagari speaking, praising the operation of the Democratic system.
THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
Nigeria. Parade of tanks rolling in the streets. MSs uniformed Nigerian soldiers drilling with rifles. Muhammadu Buhari inspecting troops, laying wreath at soldier's memorial. Nigerian leader Major-General Ibrahim Babangida at wreath-laying ceremony. MS Gen. Buhari playing releasing pigeons from coup with Gen. Babangida watches on; CU flock of pigeons fluttering about doorway.
THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
MSs of Nigerian army soldiers and state police riding in a truck through the countryside. MSs police & soldiers controlling crowd. TLSs soldiers riding motorcycles doing stunts; parade of military vehicles leads President Muhammadu Buhari motorcade.
THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
MSs Nigerian theater performance where 4 men carry a cardboard jeep around in parody of the army; President Muhammadu Buhari watches, enjoys the merciless ridicule; actors mock the military rulers in a silly Keystone-Kops routine; a young man posing as a woman is busted by police.
THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
MSs at military training ground (officer training college), where a white foreign officer preaches the key of timing; VO says the military barracks has replaced the colonial prison as the grounds for future leaders; MSs classroom lesson where lecturer says that these military leaders must be familiar with national policy because they may have to take power in the future
THE AFRICANS: In Search of Stability
MS/CUs Nigerian officers in field training session conducted by Lt. Col. Moses Effiong and Lt. Col. Michael Iyorshe (Mike Iyorshe), two soldiers shown who were jailed for an attempted coup in 1985.