Desperate last minute grab for foreign aid and international recognition now on his agenda.
Before starting to worry about how the King of Morocco feels about Goodluck the pilgrim's treatment of Muslims, has he to begin with – had enough of consultations and secured some understanding of the religious authority wielded by the revered Sardauna of Sokoto?
Mr. President ought not to give up."When one door is closed, don't you know, the other is open?"
Why Morocco in particular? What about Egypt? His Holiness the Pope? At this late hours, sure to be refused by Africa's chief-of-chiefs, Barack Hussein who is currently occupying the White House. Bodyguards, White House under military occupation, no interviews granted to leadership aspirants just when they are about to face elections.
What about the Archbishop of Canterbury? What about telephone conversations with some of the good people in the neighbourhood countries?
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
It's only unmitigated ignorance here, asking this idle question: So, Goodluck, how much is he "worth" on this day, as commander-in-chief of the Federal Republic?
20 days to the Nigerian Presidential elections! Whose fortune will increase after the elections? Who will suffer some decrease?
It's not easy
On Saturday, 7 March 2015 22:18:22 UTC+1, Kola Fabiyi wrote:
Premium Times reports that the Moroccan monarch, King Mohammed VI, has rejected a request from President Goodluck Jonathan for a telephone conversation, saying it was an "inappropriate" move by the the President to seek electoral favour just weeks before the Presidential poll.
King Mohammed VI
Mohammed VI snubbed Mr. Jonathan's request last week, saying it was more of an attempt to seek electoral favour than a genuine diplomatic act, the country's foreign ministry said Friday.
"The request by Nigerian authorities for a phone conversation between HM King Mohammed VI and Nigerian President was refused by the Monarch who deemed it inappropriate on grounds of the upcoming elections in Nigeria," the Moroccan Foreign Affairs ministry said in a statement.
The statement explained that the monarch rejected the request for a phone chat and the sending of a Nigerian envoy to the country because Mohammed VI viewed the overture as an attempt by Mr. Jonathan to take advantage of Morocco's influence to secure Muslim votes in the forthcoming election.
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Confronted by an increasingly popular opposition, in perhaps the closest election in Nigerian history, Mr. Jonathan is frantically exploring unusual avenues for support, particularly from the largely Muslim northern region of the country.
Mr. Jonathan's closest rival, Muhammadu Buhari, comes from Northern Nigeria and has a cult following in the region. A move to patch the diplomatic relation with the influential Moroccan monarch is seen as a potentially impressive step that may endear the president to some Muslims.
Relations between Nigeria and Morocco have been anything but cordial for years, largely over Nigeria's decision to support the independence of the Western Sahara region of Morocco.
It will be recalled that a list of Islamic clerics who were allegedly bribed for being supportive towards the President Jonathan campaign to be re-elected into office.
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