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

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:

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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