I stumbled upon this write-up titled “PRESIDENT GOODLUCK ELBLE JONATHAN THE NEW god OF AFRICAN DEMOCRACY.” on Facebook and would want to read and share your views about the points raised. Is Goodluck Jonathan really the new god of African democracy?
I. Unlike Charles Taylor, you believe your country (Nigeria) is greater than you, so you have admitted defeat without war.
II. Unlike Laurent Gbagbo, you have conceded and you are ready to inaugurate a new government headed by your opponent.
III. Unlike Robert Mugabe, you haven’t manipulated election to keep you in office.
IV. Unlike Mahmud Ghadaffi, you believe the people have the right to choose their leader.
V. Unlike Hosni Mubarak, you’ve refuse to use the security forces against your people.
VI. Unlike Buhari in 2011, never accepted that he lost, he promised hell to make the administration ungovernable for his opponent which
he later fulfilled his promise. His supporters took to
the streets and slaughtered innocent Nigerians but
he never stopped the killings.
VII. Unlike Babangida, you are not ready to set up interim government because you’ve lost peoples’ confidence and acceptance.
VIII. Unlike Abacha, you don’t consider Aso Rock your father’s house, so you are not going to die for it.viii. Unlike Obasanjo, you’ve appointed a free and unbiased umpire as the chairman of INEC (Jegaagainst Iwu).
IX. Unlike Rauf Aregbesola, you’ve never believed in violent polls, so you haven’t asked your supporters to go to polling booths with charms and ammunition.
X. Unlike Shagari, you would never hand over to a military president, so you’ve conducted a transparent election.
XI. Unlike Obasanjo, you don’t believe election is a “do or die” affair, rather, you believe that “one’s ambition worth the blood of nobody”.
XII. Unlike many Nigeria’s politicians, you’ve openly accepted defeat and don’t blame INEC for your loss.
XIII. Unlike many African presidents, you’ve become the best sitting African president to conduct election which you’ve lost.I’m more than proud of you. After Nelson Mandela in South Africa, you are the new god of democracy in Africa.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/kokobaiye.abeki/posts/902388049817869
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