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Q+A-Implications of Nigerian president's primaries win

Reuters
14 January 2011

Q+A-Implications of Nigerian president's primaries win

LAGOS Jan 14 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan clinched victory in the ruling party primaries by a wider margin than many expected on Friday, although he faced resistance from some parts of the mostly Muslim north.

The win makes him the firm favourite for April elections, which could see him become the first elected head of state from the restive Niger Delta, home to Africa's biggest oil and gas industry and the nation's economic powerhouse.

It also ruptures an agreement in the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) that power should rotate between north and south every two presidential terms, a pact meant to ensure harmony between the country's two main regions.

Following are some questions and answers about the implications of Jonathan's victory:

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