Nigeria: Oil-Rich Delta Poses First Big Test for Nigeria's New Leader

Port Harcourt — An early test for Nigerian president-elect Muhammadu Buhari is how his incoming administration will handle the volatile oil revenue-generating Delta, where former militia commanders pledged their support to Goodluck Jonathan, their clansman, who was emphatically beaten in the 28 March presidential election.

The former Ijaw militants, all now wealthy businessmen after a government amnesty in 2009, had vowed a return to war should Buhari win. But following Jonathan's acceptance of electoral defeat, they have rapidly reversed that position - including Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, who had been especially menacing.

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