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Article: A nation in waiting; Nigeria.(Nigeria's new president)(Umaru Yar'Adua)
- Article from:
- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- October 20, 2007
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How much time does he have?
The people are watching the new president to see which way he will go
DESPITE the stench of April's elections, described by many observers as the most fraudulent they had ever witnessed, the new president, Umaru Yar'Adua, has been enjoying a honeymoon with the Nigerian electorate. For a country that has known little but corrupt military or civilian rule in the past 40 years or more, Mr Yar'Adua at least looks and sounds different. But now Nigerians are waiting for him to take the harder decisions that alone may sort out some of their country's more intractable problems. Only then will they be able to tell if he is truly up to ...