.....THINK THANG of President Goodluck Jonathan towards AFRICA


On July 15, 2012 a major power shift took place on the African continent. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma , South African Minister for Home Affairs and formerly foreign minister was elected chairperson of the African Union Commission, beating out Nigeria candidate incumbent Jean Ping of Gabon and becoming the first female to lead the AU. It may prove to be the day that leadership in Africa was finally consolidated by strength of Foreign Policy, South Africa. The new position at the head of the continent may also signal a shift in recent South African foreign policy and defence commitments on the continent as it becomes necessary to embrace a truly pan-African vision.


Africa Leader tussle?
With south Africa being the current control of AU.The only African member of both the BRICS group of emerging economies and the G-20, and Africa’s largest economy put them as the "for now" Africa power house a fact know by nigeria and the world.
However Nigeria still view as sleeping giant need to show the country’s willingness to support growth and a stable economic and security in Africa. And Openly make Known its leadership Role In Africa unlike the total denial of jean ping Candidate for AU Top job.
At the AU January summit, former chair Jean Ping won all three rounds of voting but could not garner a two-thirds majority of member states’ votes to ensure his re-election and thus the need for the deciding vote in Addis Ababa to break the deadlock.
Originally South Africa had declined to field a candidate for the post, as an unwritten AU rule deemed the major African states—Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Nigeria and South Africa—unfit to lead as it would mean too much power focussed in one state and thus the preference was for leaders from smaller countries. However after diplomatic debacles surrounding AU interventions in Libya and Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa reconsidered its position and began an invigorated election campaign to land at the helm of the Commission.
Amongst concerns over a possible Anglophone- Francophone splitin the AU, the final round voting was split for both candidates across linguistic, regional, ideological and gender lines with 37 of 51 voting states


PRESIDENT JONATHAN power
For Africa to Move Forward AU big Boss needs to repairing relations with Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan,to work effectively in Resolving pressing issues such as Sudans crisis, piracy and the Al-Shabaab insurgency in Somalia, and the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt etc. Since the African Union is the only multilateral institution in protecting Africa.
Above All, president jonatha need to wear the THE RED CAP of Africa and Oppose who he deem to Oppose and take Strong decisive Step in Any Africa crisis even if it means Military Action and should respect the US not FEAR them.
SINCE NIGERIA foreign policy is centre of Africa is time for Nigeria to be build strong Allies in North,south,central and west Africa in fighting a Just course in Africa and put final end to the Ongoing crisis in Africa Only Africans can fight their fight and such can only be done by Strength not by Large Economy and Only Nigeria can lead the way. Remember Africans is watching.

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