Abuja: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has won ruling party primaries after running unopposed as an opposition coalition selects a challenger for February Presidential elections.
The February 14 vote is expected to be the most closely contested since decades of military rule ended in 1999 in Africa's most populous nation and its biggest oil producer.
Jonathan's victory today flouts an unwritten rule that the Presidency should rotate between a Christian southerner like himself and a northern Muslim.
The opposition accuses Jonathan of not doing enough to end an Islamic uprising that has killed thousands and left 1.2 million homeless.
Opposition delegates are choosing today between former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The February 14 vote is expected to be the most closely contested since decades of military rule ended in 1999 in Africa's most populous nation and its biggest oil producer.
Jonathan's victory today flouts an unwritten rule that the Presidency should rotate between a Christian southerner like himself and a northern Muslim.
Opposition delegates are choosing today between former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
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