Restoring Nigeria’s Zoning Following 2011 Elections
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Restoring Nigeria’s Zoning Following 2011 Elections

April 19, 2011 12:48 pm (EST)

Restoring Nigeria’s Zoning Following 2011 Elections
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Following Goodluck Jonathan’s victory in Nigeria’s April 16 presidential elections, John Campbell, Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the implications for political power sharing in a divided country.

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