Nigeria: new wine in old wineskin? New wine in old wineskin? Old wine in new wineskin? Old wine in old wineskin? Or new wine in new wineskin? These are the questions that stud the hearts of Nigerians and an expectant international community as Africa's most populous nation once again changes its leader. Ola Sheyin reports.

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Nigeria: new wine in old wineskin? New wine in old wineskin? Old wine in new wineskin? Old wine in old wineskin? Or new wine in new wineskin? These are the questions that stud the hearts of Nigerians and an expectant international community as Africa's most populous nation once again changes its leader. Ola Sheyin reports.

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, a reticent ex-chemistry teacher, who is consistently underrated because of his mild-mannered looks, withdrawn disposition and quiet demeanour, is the new man at the helm of affairs in Nigeria. Like the immediate past president, Olusegun Obasanjo, he comes into State House as a product of consensus "packaging", having emerged as the favoured candidate of a power-bloc that has ...

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