LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) " A former governor has been elected head of
Nigeria's Senate, becoming the third most powerful person in the country
by challenging the wishes of the presidential coalition to which he
belongs.
Bukola Saraki's victory highlights the cracks appearing in the coalition that brought President Muhammadu Buhari to power.
Party
officials say Buhari was meeting with his party's senators about a
consensus candidate when Saraki pushed the vote through.
