Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - senegal election news!!!

This is indeed a lesson for the Nigerian opposition back home to re-allign forces and drop the individual inordinate ambition of a do-or -die presidency.

I recall that in the 2007 presidential elections that saw the emergence of the late President Yar'adua, the other 24 or so presidential candidates of the opposition parties scored more votes put together than Yar'adua, if a simple majority is used. The geographical spread also could have given the coveted throne or office to the best among the opposition candidates as just happened in Senegal. But...

Time will tell, i do believe!

'Diran

 

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Department of Theatre and Film Arts
Faculty of Arts
University of Jos
Jos, NIGERIA.

Alternate Email: ademijubepok@unijos.edu.ng

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From: Segun <Seguno2001@yahoo.com>
To: "usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 12:53 AM
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - senegal election news!!!

This is a welcome news. I hope we get more of that. 

Segun Ogungbemi. 

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 25, 2012, at 11:26 PM, kenneth harrow <harrow@msu.edu> wrote:

hope this is true!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/senegal-state-tv-president-abdoulaye-wade-concedes-defeat-to-macky-sall-after-runoff-vote/2012/03/25/gIQAtoSTaS_story.html

Senegal state TV: President Abdoulaye Wade concedes defeat to Macky Sall after runoff vote

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By Associated Press, Updated: Sunday, March 25, 5:58 PM AP

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal state TV: President Abdoulaye Wade concedes defeat to Macky Sall after runoff vote.

--  kenneth w. harrow  distinguished professor of english michigan state university department of english east lansing, mi 48824-1036 ph. 517 803 8839 harrow@msu.edu

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