Muhammadu Buhari

At the same time Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was becoming increasingly worried by the growing public support for the opposition presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari and he decided to regain the initiative by postponing the elections and using the intervening period to try to end the attacks in the north-east (AC Vol 56 No 4 Democracy delayed)...

Both institutions were eager to talk with the new guard about reform in Africa's biggest economy following the election victory of Muhammadu Buhari and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) last month (AC Vol 56 No 8 'No condition is permanent')...

Thanks to the depth of the country's security and financial crises together with smart campaigning by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) millions of southerners dropped their reservations about Muhammadu Buhari and backed him in droves (AC Vol 56 No 7 A moment of truth for the General)...

Jega's vigilance combined with the magnitude of the gap between Muhammadu Buhari and Jonathan limited the PDP's options...

Jega's vigilance combined with the magnitude of the gap between Muhammadu Buhari and Jonathan limited the PDP's options...

By the standards of central African protocol Biya's message of congratulations to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari was effusive: 'On the occasion of your brilliant election to your country's highest office I am particularly pleased to extend to you my warm and heart-felt congratulations as well as my wishes for success in the discharge of your lofty duties' (AC Vol 56 No 7 A moment of truth for the General)...

One of the first acts of President-elect Muhammadu Buhari's new government will be to establish a clear regime of accountability and transparency in managing the country's oil and gas revenue a senior member of the transition team told Africa Confidential...

Amaechi brought the opposition presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari to the oil capital Port Harcourt to launch his national campaign...

At the beginning of the year some of President Goodluck Jonathan's advisors were telling Africa Confidential that their private polling showed their man 'almost tied' with the APC's Muhammadu Buhari...

There is little question that Jonathan will win far more votes in the 'south-south' or Niger Delta and the south-east than his opponent in the presidential race General Muhammadu Buhari (AC Vol 55 No 25 Political storm warning)...