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| Nigeria's APC opposition to block budget | Nigeria's APC opposition to block budget |
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| Nigeria's main opposition party has called on its MPs to block all legislation including the 2014 budget. | Nigeria's main opposition party has called on its MPs to block all legislation including the 2014 budget. |
| This would remain the case until "the rule of law" was restored in oil-rich Rivers state and "Nigeria in general", the All Progressive Congress said. | This would remain the case until "the rule of law" was restored in oil-rich Rivers state and "Nigeria in general", the All Progressive Congress said. |
| The Rivers state governor fell out with President Goodluck Jonathan last year and defected to the APC. | The Rivers state governor fell out with President Goodluck Jonathan last year and defected to the APC. |
| Mr Jonathan's party has lost its majority in the lower chamber of parliament following other defections. | Mr Jonathan's party has lost its majority in the lower chamber of parliament following other defections. |
| Analysts say the row centres around Mr Jonathan's undeclared intention to contest elections in 2015. | Analysts say the row centres around Mr Jonathan's undeclared intention to contest elections in 2015. |
| Nigeria is one of the world's biggest oil producers, with Rivers state supplying about 40% of all the country's oil, according to business information firm Ngex. | |
| Given this wealth, it is imperative for a presidential candidate to have the support of Rivers, one of the states that make up the southern Niger Delta region. | |
| Mr Jonathan moved from the vice-presidency to the presidency in 2010 after his predecessor, Umaru Yar'Adua, died in office. | |
| He won presidential elections the following year. | |
| The PDP has won every national election since the end of military rule in 1999. |