Nigeria’s Lost Chance
Nigeria's first attempt since independence in 1960 to transfer power from one civilian government to another has just ended – farcically. Once again, democracy, challenged by deep social divisions and President Olusegun Obasanjo’s quest to maintain power, is at a knife’s edge.
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Nigeria’s first attempt since independence in 1960 to transfer power from one civilian government to another has just ended – farcically. Indeed, the presidential election degenerated into a crude exercise in ballot rigging and voter intimidation.