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With a name like Goodluck, how can this symbolism not be positive for Nigeria?
I pray for peace, wise leadership, prosperity, and progress for Nigeria, which has always been a beacon of hope for all Africans (at least those of us in the diaspora, whom I speak as) despite all the hardship and negative media.
In the words of Osagyefo and in rememberence of our dear ancestor, Azikiwe; forward ever, backwards never!
Rakina
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GOOD LUCK JONATHAN JONATHAN, WE WISH
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NIGERIA .
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Goodluck Jonathan becomes Nigeria’s
president http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2010/05/07/goodluck-jonathan-becomes-nigerias-president/
[1]
Goodluck Jonathan being sworn in as president of
Nigeria For many Nigerians, Thursday’s swearing-in
ceremonies for President Goodluck Jonathan restored some normalcy to what has
been a highly erratic chapter in their struggle to perpetuate democratic
rule. From the capital Abuja, human rights attorney Emmanuel Ogebe says
Mr. Jonathan must overcome serious hurdles to secure his own candidacy for next
year’s Nigeria presidential campaign.“The first clear problem is who will be
his vice president, and the constitution requires that he nominate a candidate
who will be confirmed by the Senate – the National Assembly. The problem
is like his cabinet, he might be held hostage by the governors, by the ruling
party, or many other interests because he has to balance to pick a Muslim from
the north,” said Ogebe.President Umaru Yar’Adua’s lengthy medical decline
may have helped prepare the nation for a relatively smooth transition without
any street violence during yesterday’s funeral and inaugural ceremonies.
But, it is not clear how long Mr. Jonathan, a southerner from the Niger Delta,
will be able to assert party discipline within the ruling People’s Democratic
Party (PDP).Traditionally, the PDP has run on a consensus allowing power to
alternate between northern leaders for two eight-year terms and then southern
leaders. A Goodluck Jonathan second-term presidency would break that
pattern, much to the disappointment of several northern PDP stalwarts who had
backed President Yar’Adua, a former northern governor of Nigeria’s Katsina
state. Emmanuel Ogebe says Mr. Jonathan has a 10 month timetable to line
up his supporters and find a suitable second-in-command who will not undercut
his own candidacy.“He needs somebody who he can work with. Now if you
foist someone on him that will have conflicts with him, then you are going to
have a real succession problem, especially if the new vice president is
interested in running (for president) in 11 months’ time,” he pointed out.In
President Jonathan’s favor, a recent visit to the United States allowed him to
conclude an important binational treaty with the Obama administration and, upon
his return home, he secured the ouster of Independent Electoral Commission
Chairman Maurice Iwu, another move toward democratization that was recommended
by officials in Washington.In addition, Ogebe says Nigerians have finally
found relief after being frustrated during the past few months by Mr. Yar’Adua’s
closest advisers and family members, who they felt were not sharing their
concerns about the President’s incapacitation to serve.“I think that the
arrowhead for the cabal who were playing the game of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and
cat-and-mouse with the Nigerian people has been dislodged. There were some
members of that gang who were in the cabinet and who were kicked out. But,
there were some who were not in the cabinet and who still continue to hold
influence within the villa. I think those people will have to pack their
bags and leave, and I think that the president (Mr. Jonathan) will actually have
a lot more breathing space to clean house and move forward,” he said.58-year
old Umaru Yar’Adua is not the first Nigerian leader to die in office, but he is
the first democratically elected president whose term was cut short by
death. Earlier departures included head of state General Murtala Mohammed,
who enjoyed widespread popularity, but was assassinated in 1976, and military
ruler General Sani Abacha, who died in office, reportedly of a heart attack at
the age of 54 in 1998.Source: VOA
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