Nigeria: Yar'Adua will step down if...

From: New African | Date: December 1, 2007| Author: King, Joseph | Copyright information

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua took office in May this year under the shadow of a disputed election, but after six months in office, the former university don has shown that he is quietly asserting his own authority. But there is a threat hanging over his head. Joseph King reports from Abuja.

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, the softspoken former state governor, was chosen by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to run for the top job, but mindful of the damage the disputed election has done to his c...

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