African politics - a review
Nigeria -
A big turn-around - elections this weekend. The front-runner is an ex-military ruler - there is no other kind in Nigeria. The good news is that he is the only military ruler to have voluntarily handed over to a civilian government in the past.
He is running for president this time.
The bad news - Nigeria has institutionalised corruption - it is normality. It is a long road back - this weekends elections are the first step.