Nigeria has new civilian constitution, after 16 years of military dictatorships. President Olusegun Obasanjo and his People's Democratic Party promise national reconciliation. Main Political Issues Corruption International agencies have identified corruption as a major cause of Nigeria's debt levels.
Bureaucrats demand lucrative kickbacks when granting of contracts.
President Obasanjo has promised to stamp out corruption. The Obasanjo government faces difficulties in reversing old rivalries among three main tribal communities, the Hausa, Yoruba, and Ibo. Profile Despite having pledged to restore civilian government, General Babangida annulled the results of the 1993 presidential election and imprisoned the presumed winner, Chief Moshood Abiola. Public and international hostility persuaded Babangida to stand down, but his successor, General Abacha, clung to power. Abacha's sudden death in June 1998, followed by the death of Chief Abiola, left Generall Abdulsalam Aboubakar to usher in civilian rule.