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Vol 47 No 23

Published 17th November 2006


Nigeria

An outsider moves up the list

Ruling party insiders suggest that Governor Umaru Musa Yar'Adua could win the presidential nomination

Intrigue, speculation, betrayal and disappointment marked the run-up to the 17 November deadline for submission of nomination papers to compete to be the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for presidential elections scheduled for next April.

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