Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - President Jonathan Issues Official Statement On 2015 Presidential Elections

i wish all african leaders would follow this admirable example and
statement by goodluck jonathan. can we not help but think of mugabe,
followed by many others. not all cases are egregious or turn to
violence, but many involve intimidation. i am thinking of museveni,
kagame, nkurunziza, kabila, obiang nguema, bongo, deby, and others, who
believe in their indispensability, and who are willing to see blood shed
or lives destroyed to maintain themselves and their followers in power.
i am old enough to remember nixon, too, wanted to change the rule about
2 term limits, and initiated legislative moves, until watergate undid him
look at the monstrous results of mubarak staying in power, with the
american supplied gun, or of khadafi, ben ali, etc.
power pass power, said saro-wiwa, power without the consent of the
people, power of the gun and the whip and the torturer.

we can say goodluck back to jonathan, and think of diouf as another good
example of a president who enabled elections and bowed to the results.
i will miss jonathan's fedoras and broad smile, but remember this
election as a positive move for the continent. it sets a positive stage
for buhari, and i hope he will move forward
ken

On 4/1/15 6:45 AM, Samuel Zalanga wrote:
>
> As I have always affirmed, nobody's ambition is worth the blood of any
> Nigerian. The unity, stability and progress of our dear country is
> more important than anything else.--goodluck jonathan
>
>

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kenneth w. harrow
faculty excellence advocate
professor of english
michigan state university
department of english
619 red cedar road
room C-614 wells hall
east lansing, mi 48824
ph. 517 803 8839
harrow@msu.edu

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