The Africa Fund
New York, New York, United States
April 16, 1999
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Reprint of an article Delay prompts fears in Nigeria, General Abubakar has promised to hand over to a civilian government by Barnaby Phillips. The article says the Transition Monitoring Group, which brings together many of the most respected pro-democracy campaigners in Nigeria, says it is disturbed and alarmed that a mere six weeks before the military is due to leave office, a new constitution has not yet been released. The article says Olusegun Obasanjo is due to take office in May; critics of the military have speculated that the solders were waiting to see who won February’s presidential election before deciding exactly what powers to award him. The article says Nigerian newspapers...
Reprint of an article Delay prompts fears in Nigeria, General Abubakar has promised to hand over to a civilian government by Barnaby Phillips. The article says the Transition Monitoring Group, which brings together many of the most respected pro-democracy campaigners in Nigeria, says it is disturbed and alarmed that a mere six weeks before the military is due to leave office, a new constitution has not yet been released. The article says Olusegun Obasanjo is due to take office in May; critics of the military have speculated that the solders were waiting to see who won February’s presidential election before deciding exactly what powers to award him. The article says Nigerian newspapers have reported that the military is split over whether to introduce Islamic Sharia law into the constitution.
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