The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Transcript New Nigerian leader Abdulsalam Abubakar said he would end military rule next year in favor of a democratically-elected leadership. Following a background report on Abubakar's rise to power, Nigerian Ambassador to the United Nations Ibrahim Gambari and Nigerian dissident Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti discuss the proposal for democracy. A RealAudio version of this segment is available. A background report on Abdulsalam Abubakar's rise to power.
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