Word: abacha
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Some of Citi's other private clients included two sons of Nigeria's recently deceased dictator, General Sani Abacha. Shortly after the general's demise last year, his wife was stopped as she tried to leave the country with 35 or so suitcases bulging with foreign currency. According to the report, with Abacha gone and Nigeria searching for money he allegedly stole, his sons urgently began to shift $39 million among various Citi accounts--with no opposition from the bank...
Thanks for your accurate portrait of Nigeria's political tragedy [WORLD, July 20]. We should observe a moment of silence for both General Sani Abacha and Chief Moshood Abiola, for they were my fellow Nigerians. The 18th century English writer Alexander Pope wrote, "For forms of government, let fools contest; whate'er is best administer'd is the best..." The fault lies not so much in Nigeria's form of government as in our selfish nature as Nigerians. ANTHONY A. AIYA-OBA Boston...
General Abdulsalam Abubakar's nine-month timetable for a transition to military rule is good news for both the country's military rulers and their civilian opposition. "The sudden death of both General Sani Abacha and Moshood Abiola left all sides in disarray," says TIME reporter Clive Mutiso. "It turned the military's planned election -- in which Abacha was the only candidate -- into a referendum over whether a dead man should rule the country. But it also left the opposition without a clear alternative...
...disbanding Abacha's discredited electoral machinery, releasing hundreds of political detainees and declaring that an elected government would take over on May 29, 1999, Abubakar has made a gesture of good faith that should quell demands for an immediate handover to a government of national unity. "More important," says Mutiso, "it allows Abubakar to keep control while the military decides whether to field its own candidate. But the nine-month timetable also gives the opposition time to get organized before an election." In other words, Abubakar's time-out will allow both sides to catch their breath...
...cards on the table: He'll hand over the reins of power to an elected civilian government next May. Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar announced Monday night that an elected government would take over on May 29, 1999, replacing the discredited political and electoral machinery established by his predecessor, General Sani Abacha. "The handover to civilian rule has been the key demand of the opposition," says TIME reporter Clive Mutiso. "Indications had been that the military planned to indefinitely postpone the transition, and opposition groups weren't going to stand for that." If they believe Abubakar is sincere, they're likely...