Umaru Yar’Adua, Nigeria’s new president, says he wants to forge a consensus on reforms that will spread the benefits of renewed economic growth under his predecessor to the country’s impoverished majority.
In his first in-depth interview since taking over in May, Mr Yar’Adua pledged to continue the reform programme begun by former president Olusegun Obasanjo. This will include land reform, increased accountability and plans to help poor farmers.
