Ban on corrupt candidates raises political heat in Nigeria
An imminent ban on electoral candidates accused of corruption in Nigeria has raised the political heat ahead of the April votes, with critics accusing President Olusegun Obasanjo of a hidden agenda. The nation’s anti-graft agency last week published a list of 135 indicted candidates, including vice president Atiku Abubakar, whom it said must appear before a government-sponsored panel of enquiry to defend charges of corruption levied at them. Full Story