The streets of Ajegunle, a notoriously poor and crowded district of Lagos, barely deserve the description. Rusty yellow buses angrily navigate the craters and open sewers, sometimes ending up on their side in the dirt. This typifies the commercial capital of Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa's second largest economy, illustrating the misuse of the country's vast wealth since oil was struck over 50 years ago. When asked what issues most deserved the attention of Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria's newly appointed president, a local said gloomily: "Just look outside."
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