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Opposition calls for probe into government's operations

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    Opposition parties in Niger have called for a parliamentary investigation into the management of the country, accusing the government of giving preferential treatment to its supporters, PANA reported. Their call followed the defeat in parliament during last week of an opposition motion of censure against Prime Minister Hama Amadou, whose detractors accused him of awarding a contract of about US $680,000 to a Nigerian firm for the rehabilitation of official houses in Niamey.

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