Nigeria: Now What?

17 December 2013
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A hunter with one arrow does not shoot without aiming - Nigerian proverb

When the dust settles around the heat generated by President Obasanjo's letter to President Jonathan, its full implications may become clearer. For a while, the nation will indulge in a favourite pastime: hitting out at everything except the real target. But sooner or later, the full significance of the assault on President Jonathan's personal integrity, competence and even on the moral and ethical basis for his continuation as President by President Obasanjo will have to be faced. President Jonathan has bought a few days to prepare a response, although he may have mumbled some preliminaries at Obasanjo in a Nairobi Hotel during breakfast last week. Nigerians will get over the initial shock and skirmishes which have followed Obasanjo's earlier letters, and face the cold reality that President Jonathan's mentor, principal benefactor and former godfather now says he is not only unfit to govern, but that he is involved in raising killer squads against opponents.

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