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Editorial News of Tuesday, 12 January 1999

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The Statesman

"Justice Annan and Parliament on Trial" says a front-page banner headline of the Statesman.The paper says Parliament begins its Third Meeting of the Second Session today under a cloud of suspicion and credibility problems. It said with the refusal of the Legislature to debate the alleged $5m bribe deal between the late Abacha and Rawlings fresh in the public's mind, national attention will be exceptionally focused on the House on Thursday when the House reconvenes for the formal opening of the Session.With the opposition boycotting all activities which were linked to the 31st December Revolution, the paper looked at a situation where the opposition may stay at home to signal its determination to check the growing waywardness and indiscipline of the ruling NDC. In another front-page story,