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President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua talks about the rule of law while his own party remains populated by politicians and godfathers widely suspected of corruption, electoral fraud and violence. Along with the embattled James Ibori of Delta State, the restive Delta region holds many other examples of Nigeria’s abusive politics....

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