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 LONDON (AP) - Saying two terms is enough, Nigeria's president said Saturday that trying to uproot the corruption entangling Africa's biggest oil-exporting nation and making strides to transform the economy were the main challenges during his seven years in power.
In a wide-ranging interview in London, President Olusegun Obasanjo also spoke of efforts to calm Nigeria's south, where militants are battling the government for control of the area's oil wealth. He said he is addressing the need for jobs and cracking down on "criminality" there.
A strong campaign by Obasanjo's supporters to amend the constitution to enable him to run for a third term was defeated in parliament last month. Backers argued he needed more time to complete reforms, but opponents said an extension would undermine democracy on a continent where many leaders have entrenched themselves as dictators for life.
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