Foreign Policy

The West is betraying Nigeria

By Dan Hannan
Published March 29, 2019 12:00am ET
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The West is betraying Nigeria
In 2015, for the first time in 55 years, Nigerians changed their rulers through a democratic election. The incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the People’s Democratic Party accepted defeat at the polls and handed over graciously to Muhammadu Buhari, who had earlier headed a military junta. It was a moment of joyous optimism, and not […]

In 2015, for the first time in 55 years, Nigerians changed their rulers through a democratic election.

The incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the People’s Democratic Party accepted defeat at the polls and handed over graciously to Muhammadu Buhari, who had earlier headed a military junta.

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