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03/22/2004 Archived Entry: "Nigeria offers exile to Aristide"

Posted by steve @ 07:08 PM EST [Link]

WELL, IT IS THE HOME OF ALL THOSE FRAUDS: Nigeria has been offered temporary exile in Nigeria.

The statement issued by the Nigerian presidential office is brief and to the point.

The Caribbean economic community, it says, under the leadership of Mr Paterson, requested Nigeria to consider giving Mr Aristide a staging post until his movement to another destination.

Nigeria, the statement adds, undertook widespread consultations with African leaders, the African Union and the US government before agreeing to grant Caricom's request.

There is no indication when Mr Aristide will arrive in the country, how long he will stay or where he will be going next.

Read on.