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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Newly elected President Umaru Yar'Adua is calling for an end to the massive delegations of well-wishers arriving in the capital to congratulate him, saying the visits are keeping him from his new duties.
Since his May 29 inauguration as leader of Africa's most-populous nation, the media have been carrying reports of citizens traveling to Abuja to greet their new leader. Under Nigerian norms of hospitality, guests must be accommodated.
In a statement entitled "There's Work to Be Done," the presidency called for an end to the practice Wednesday — when one governor led a phalanx of more than 300 local chieftains, religious leaders and local officials to see Yar'Adua.
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