Yar'Adua's new order

From: New African | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Barrett, Lindsay | Copyright information

When he was elected last April, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was seen by many as an Obasanjo recruit. One year on, the quiet man has proved everybody wrong by establishing a new order all of his own. He has even trimmed Obasanjo's influence over the ruling party. Lindsay Barrett reports.

In late February, the Presidential Elections Tribunal strengthened the hand of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua when it threw out a case brought by the former vicepresident, Atiku Abubakar, and General M...

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