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Obasanjo’s ‘third-term’ bid may tear Nigeria apart: politicians

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, may be thrown into chaos and instability if plans to extend the tenure of President Olusegun Obasanjo beyond 2007 succeed, politicians and analysts said. The Nigerian parliament, the National Assembly, this week began debating a package of constitutional reforms which would allow Obasanjo to run for a third term in office. Full Story