Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- Experts and politicians have called for a more vigorous opposition in Nigeria to serve as a check on the current administration.

This was one of the resolutions reached at a two-day conference in Abuja on strengthening democracy in Nigeria.

The event, which took place from Monday to Tuesday, was attended by members of civil society organisations, politicians from all major political parties in the country, and other relevant people.

Some of the notable politicians present included Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election; Peter Obi of the Labour Party; Kayode Fayemi, a former governor of Ekiti State; Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State; Abdulfattah Ahmed,...