Buhari's Corruption Drive Lays Bare Nigeria's Political Tensions
- Opposition PDP calls for Buhari's impeachment after arrests
- PDP may use its power in Parliament to stall Buhari's reforms
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari.
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When Muhammadu Buhari took over as Nigeria’s president less than a year ago, he vowed to wipe out the corruption he said threatened the very existence of Africa’s largest economy.
But as he investigates former ministers and high-ranking officials, members of the opposition People’s Democratic Party accuse him of carrying out a vendetta against them. Buhari ousted the PDP following March elections, ending the party’s monopoly on power that it held since the end of military rule in 1999.