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

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


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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 -----
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> 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, 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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>
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