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Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Bamanga Tukur, Boko Haram, Damaturu, Femi Gbaja Biamila, Maiduguri, Nigeria electricity, Nigerian Politics, Paul Lubeck, PDP Split, Peter Lewis, Sokoto
The Speaker Sandwiched Between SAIS Nigeria Experts Drs. Lubeck & Lewis
Fall is descending upon us, which means that area schools are back in session and the number of Africanist events is increasing (I’m planning to attend my first ever event at Howard, organized by the energetic Winslow Robertson, this Thursday on a Sino – Africa theme). Today, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representative (he represents the northern Sokoto State) and a member of the governing People’s Democratic Party (to which he defected in 2007 I believe) spoke on “Regional Security Challenges and Nigeria’s Future”. He was accompanied by several other lawmakers who answered their fair share of questions as well (anyone know why they were in town?). Continue reading
Africa in DC 