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

My wife called my attention to the fact that we did not have the kinds of
high profile political assassinations that characterized previous
administrations. One must not forget this. It is also a great tribute to
Goodluck Jonathan.

On 4/1/15, 10:11 PM, "Anunoby, Ogugua" <AnunobyO@lincolnu.edu> wrote:

>Congratulations to Buhari and his APC for their victory in the recently
>concluded presidential elections. The job they applied for and have been
>elected to do, they must now do faithfully. Nigerians are already looking
>to cash the "promissory notes" they issued to them. All the best to them.
>Jonathan has done what Buhari after each of three presidential elections
>defeats, was not honorable and man enough to do. Yes, Jonathan could have
>led Nigeria better than he did. One may argue therefore, that Buhari did
>not win the election; Jonathan lost it. The presumption must be that
>Jonathan gave his opportunity to lead Nigeria, his best shot. The
>election results suggest that for a majority of Nigerians, his best
>effort was not enough to persuade them to re-elect him which I might add,
>is okay.
>It is both exemplary and instructive that Jonathan did not seem to be
>hesitant in accepting the election verdict of fellow citizens. Jonathan
>has demonstrated boldly and elegantly that elections, even presidential
>elections, should never be matters of life or death. He has saved Nigeria
>and Nigerians, the drama and embarrassment of the horrid dances that
>usually takes place in election tribunals and the courts after hotly
>contested election. This dance took place after the last three
>presidential elections.
>The indications presently, are that Jonathan will vacate the office of
>president, without threatening like some before him, to rain fire and
>brimstone on the country. One can only imagine the intolerable pressure
>he must have endured from all comers, not to concede victory to Buhari
>without a fight. There was after all always enough complaints about the
>conduct of the elections, to support a challenge of INEC's certified
>results. He is the incumbent. Jonathan successfully resisted the pressure
>and did the right and honorable thing in a timely manner, as would be
>expected of an educated, patriotic, and peace-loving man and politician
>of integrity. For this brave, graceful, and noble act of patriotism, all
>is forgiven and his service more appreciated. He has cut his name in the
>stone of Nigeria's political history.
>The hope must now be that Jonathan:
>i) will not be the last defeated presidential or other election
>candidate who will not threaten to make
> the country ungovernable,
>ii) will retire from active partisan politics, respectfully allow his
>successor to govern, help to keep the
> peace, and restore and enhance the deserved dignity of the position
>of former president, that a recent
> former president who continues to dance naked in the public square,
>has disgustingly and shamelessly
> refused to do.
>
>Enjoy your earned retirement sir.
>
>oa
>
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>Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - President Jonathan Issues
>Official Statement On 2015 Presidential Elections
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>
>Dear all,
>
>I would like to join others in expressing my appreciation to the
>President for his brilliant and soothing concession speech after the
>result of March 28, 2015 presidential election. His victory speech to the
>country in 2011 was also a tour de force.
>
>We count on Mr. President to work collaboratively with all Nigerians and
>the President-elect to move our country forward before and after he
>leaves office.
>You can rest assured that political scientists (including this one) and
>political historians are taking special notes on the political
>developments in the republic.
>
>Many thanks are extended to compatriots for exercising their franchise so
>impressively. I extend my Kudos to you for deepening democracy in the
>process.
>
>It is my hope that the best our country has to offer Africa and the world
>is yet to come.
>
>Congrats Nigeria!
>
>Ike Udogu
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Victor Okafor <vokafor@emich.edu>
>Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 11:35 am
>Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - President Jonathan Issues
>Official Statement On 2015 Presidential Elections
>To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
>
>> What a great irony!
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> From: "Bode" <ominira@gmail.com>
>> To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 10:44:39 AM
>> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - President Jonathan Issues
>> Official Statement On 2015 Presidential Elections
>>
>>
>> It is a great irony that Buhari himself has never conceded any
>> election in which he lost. He always made inflammatory and belligerent
>> statements that always led to loss of lives.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/1/15, 10:34 AM, "John Mbaku" < jmbaku@weber.edu > wrote:
>>
>>
>> Well done Mr. President. Posterity will remember you well.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 7:07 AM, kenneth harrow < harrow@msu.edu >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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:
>>
>> <blockquote>
>>
>> As I have always affirmed, nobody¹s 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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