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...predominantly agricultural and Muslim north. But he also picked up votes in regions populated by minority tribes. Shagari's re-election effectively ended the political careers of his two main rivals: Chief Obafemi Awolowo, 74, leader of the Unity Party, and Nnamdi Azikiwe, 78, head of the Nigerian People's Party...
Shagari's main concern now is the parlous state of the Nigerian economy. When he was elected to his first term, Nigeria was booming as a result of high oil prices and expanding production. As oil prices dropped in 1981 and OPEC tightened its production quotas, Nigerian oil revenues, which normally account for 90% of the country's export earnings, fell from $26 billion a year to $10 billion. The government is currently negotiating with the International Monetary Fund for a three-year loan that will help ease its balance of payments deficit...
According to the Cloud's documents, the ship was on a perfectly legal mission, heading for Nigeria to unload its cargo. Although the Venezuelans initially thought the weapons could have been destined for Cuba or Nicaragua, the Nigerian embassy in Caracas and the ship's Greek owners confirmed the destination. That did not answer the question of why, for 62 days, no one bothered to search for the Cloud or claim its explosive cargo...
...Washington's best envoys to the kingdom, "a first-rate professional diplomat who always dealt with us honestly and intelligently." Beneath his softspoken, scholarly demeanor, Pickering can be personable and witty. Indeed, he established an unusual rapport both with Jordan's King Hussein and with Nigerian President Shehu Shagari...
After graduation, Udo will return to England to compete with the combined Harvard-Yale team against Oxford and Cambridge. Next year, he will finally attend the London School of Economics, spending his time getting ready to go to Business School and getting in shape for the 1984 Nigerian National team...