Nigeria's Obasanjo wins rare support on constitution
President Olusegun Obasanjo won rare encouragement last week when moderate Yorubas of his home region signaled support for his controversial plan to amend Nigeria's constitution.
"I was told I was going to have an empty hall here," Information Minister Jerry Gana told a packed audience at a presentation of the planned amendments in the southwestern city of Ibadan, an opposition stronghold.
"I am seeing here leaders in this zone who are respected throughout the country," Gana said.
Most of the politicians, traditional and church leaders as well as senior officials came at the invitation of the government. …
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