ABUJA (Reuters) - Six months ago, few Nigerians knew the name of Umaru Yar'Adua and even fewer could have predicted he would be their next president.
The governor of remote northern Katsina State was plucked from obscurity by outgoing President Olusegun Obasanjo, who used his influence in the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure Yar'Adua won the ticket.
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