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President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by NegroidHaven: 3:25pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
By Efio-Ita Nyok |7 April 2015| 10:35am The Nobel Prize is a set of awards in five fields -Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, & Peace; initiated by Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor, industrialist and armament manufacturer. The Nobel Prize for Peace has been awarded annually since 1901to those who have "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses". There have been a handful of nominees and recipients. Prominent among these recipients are Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, President Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, etc. In this piece I intend to articulate a set of propositions advocating for the Nobel Prize for Peace to be awarded to Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the incumbent President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 28 March 2015 was set aside by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) for the conduction of the 2015 Presidential/National Assembly elections. It was a hotly contested presidential elections between the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and his arch-rival, namely, Major General Mohammadu Buhari(Rtd) of the foremost opposition party, the All Progressive Congress(APC). The later won the presidential election by a landslide margin of over 2.3 million votes! On Monday 30th March with a few minutes past 5pm the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan picked his phone and put a call across to his opponent, Mohammadu Buhari, who was obviously the winner, before the votes were totally collated and the winner was officially announced, to concede defeat. Below is the historic concession speech: Caller : Your excellency, sir. Hope I'm speaking with General Buhari, sir. President Goodluck Jonathan would like to speak with you, sir. Receiver: Yes. Okay, hold on. Jonathan: Your Excellency Receiver: Hold on, sir. Buhari: Your Excellency Jonathan: Your Excellency, how are you? Buhari: I'm all right. Jonathan: (Laughter) Congratulations Buhari: Thank you very much, your Excellency. Jonathan: So, how are things? Buhari: Well, I'd congratulate you more because you…. Jonathan: In a few days find time to come so that we can sort out how to plan the transitional period. Buhari: Alright, Your Excellency. Thank you very much Jonathan: Okay, congratulations Buhari: My respects, Your Excellency. Thank you. The speech was unprecedented and outwitted some. It etched the incumbent's name in gold. Through this singular statesmanly act an anticipated civil war in Nigeria was averted. Because should have Jonathan refused to honour the results by INEC then there would have been a military take over which wouldn't have gone down well as there would have been tension and conflict and then a full blown civil war between the minority and majority tribes in Nigeria. Worst still, the just concluded presidential elections were obviously hinged on tribal/ ethnic and religious sentiments and not based primarily on issues or ideology. Nigeria comprises over 250 ethnicities with over 400 dialects. It's a multilingual and multi religious society. It's has over 170 million citizens. It is Africa's most populous country. And the continent's largest economy. Each of the major ethnic groups are over 15/30 million each. So, they are nations in their regard. It stands to reason then that, that singular phone call by Jonathan entrenched both peace and democratic ideals in Nigeria, West Africa and Africa at large as trends in Nigeria are perceived to have spiral effects on the adjoining regions and the entire continent. In other words, that historic phone call did the most or best work for fraternity among the nations of Nigeria, West Africa and Africa, in the words of the Nobel Peace Prize tradition. It's in view of President Goodluck Jonathan's contributions to peace nationally and continentally that he is been tipped in some quarters to be a recipient of the Mo Ibrahim Peace Prize for the year 2015. While this inclination is commendable I am proposing that Jonathan be made a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his outstanding contribution to peace in Africa in contemporary times. While this proposal may be pooh poohed by some on the grounds of his inability to deal a profound blow to the insurgency in the northeast, namely, Boko Haram, it should be recalled that corruption is endemic in Nigeria, and this ignoble trend did not begin with his administration. Besides, it is in his administration that the Corruption Index of the country appreciated positively according to the rating of international corruption index organizations. Finally, Jonathan's contributions to peace in Nigeria, courtesy of that 30 March historic phone call, far outweighs his inability to curb the insurgency in the northeast of the country. It's on these well founded premises that, I am nominating Goodluck Ebele-Azikiwe Jonathan as a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. see more http://www.negroidhaven.com/2015/04/politics-president-goodluck-jonathan.html |
Re: President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by Nobody: 3:30pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Well said op. Supported!!! |
Re: President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by MaziOmenuko: 3:34pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Nobel peace price my nyash! What else is expected of someone that lost an election biko kwa? To prove sturbon head? Of course he knew he would be Gbagboed out of office. He would have deserved a Nobel price if he had resigned from office prior to election: that is what leaders who are overwhelmed with the affairs of the country do. When the kitchen is too hot for you to handle, you get-out! |
Re: President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by onagoodday: 3:34pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
He deserves it..where can put my support for this nomination |
Re: President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by Nobody: 3:37pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Nice one...I am in total support .GEJ the father of a modern Nigeria |
Re: President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by micolaj: 3:40pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
GEJ has largely failed in his corrupt led administration. Nevertheless, I must commend him for his HEROIC action. He suprised and disappointed every NIGERIAN with this INIMITABLE ACT. He deserves the AWARD. |
Re: President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by Nobody: 3:43pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Ozin: This is the silliest post I have ever read |
Re: President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by astana1: 3:44pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
LAGOS- BELONGS TO THE YOURBA'S ABUJA- BELONGS TO THE GWARRI'S IGBO SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THEIR STATEMENTS. IF THEY TRY THE NONSENSE THEY ARE DOING IN LAGOS, THEY WILL BE ROASTED. grin |
Re: President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by Nobody: 3:45pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
micolaj: He deserves nothing. Giving him would be like mocking the prize. |
Re: President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by POPdecorator: 3:46pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Noble prices award for wating?conceding defeat? Na wa |
Re: President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by double0seven(m): 3:52pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
keep dreaming...... no be only Nobel Prize.... na Nobel bribe.... ...go and research about those who have been collecting Nobel prizes for peace..... |
Re: President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by poppincash: 3:53pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
if he gets it he deserves it |
Re: President Goodluck Jonathan & The Nobel Peace Prize by bokohalal(m): 3:56pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Concede defeat and get Nobel Peace Prize. Some Nigerians na wa! |
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