Clinton: Corruption holding Nigeria back
Posted: August 13, 2009 at 5:12 a.m.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe on Wednesday in Abuja, Nigeria, during the fifth stop of her seven-nation tour of Africa.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday said corruption has undermined the legitimacy of Nigeria's government and urged the oil-rich nation to embrace broad political change and ease sectarian tensions.
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