When Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo made his surprise announcement on 13 January to begin a nationwide dialogue to discuss constitutional reform, he was bowing to the inevitable. The clamor by disaffected politicians and human rights activists for such a conference had reached a crescendo.
当尼日利亚总统奥卢塞贡·奥巴桑乔1月13日出人意料地宣布开始全国性探讨宪法改革的对话时，他终于接受了无可避免的现实。心存不满的政界和人权人士要求举行类似会议的呼声前所未有的高涨。