Nigerian VP wins opposition ticket, crisis looms
The Nigerian opposition party Action Congress (AC) chose Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate in elections next year, provoking fears of a constitutional crisis. Abubakar’s defection from the ruling party to the newly created AC followed growing hostility between him and President Olusegun Obasanjo, with each accusing the other of looting public funds. Full Story