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Another attempt to discern the politics behind the public actions.New Questions About Nigerian’s Grip on Power
President Goodluck Jonathan abruptly canceled a trip to attend the U.N. General Assembly without explanation, raising new questions about his hold on power as the electoral commission on Sunday asked for a delay in the planned presidential vote.
Less than two weeks ago, the commission announced a timetable for the presidential contest, sandwiched on consecutive weekends between elections for the National Assembly on Jan. 15, 2011 and subsequent elections for state offices on Jan. 29. It said in asking for the delay that a Jan. 22 poll date would not give workers enough time to register voters.
Mr. Jonathan had been expected to travel to New York after formally opening his presidential bid on Saturday.
He had received a new challenge Friday when his national security adviser, Aliyu Gusau, announced his own candidacy. Mr. Gusau is among three Muslims from the north who are joining Mr. Jonathan in seeking the presidential nomination of the governing party in primaries in October. The others are a former military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida, and a former vice president, Atiku Abubakar...
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