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  • Nigeria: The next president, perhaps?

    12/20/2006 11:59:07 AM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 5 replies · 545+ views
    The Economist ^ | December 19, 2006 | The Economist
    The ruling party picks its man to be the country's next boss AN OBSCURE Muslim state governor looks set to succeed President Olusegun Obasanjo in April's election. The polls would then mark the first time in the history of Africa's most populous country that one civilian has handed over to another. Given the power and money of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Umaru Yar'Adua now has every chance of being Nigeria's next president. But the thousands of delegates from the ruling party who voted overwhelmingly for him at this month's primary did so without much enthusiasm. Nigeria is roughly split...