Nigeria’s former President,
Goodluck Jonathan has been
recommended for the Nobel Peace
Prize by a public policy
organisation on African affairs, the
Africa Political & Economic
Strategic Center (AFRIPOL).

The organisation noted that the
will of Alfred Nobel, the progenitor
of Nobel Prize stated that Peace
Prize be awarded to whoever
“shall 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”.
Accordingly the organisation held
that the ‘peaceful way President
Jonathan conceded to President-
elect Buhari deserves the attention
of Nobel Peace Prize committee.
He may have not promoted
“fraternity between nations” but
he surely promotes fraternal peace
among Nigerians by conceding
power.’
The group maintained that the
“concession speech by President
Jonathan averted bloodshed,
violence and imbroglio in the most
populous country in Africa. This
gesture by Jonathan [sic]
buttressed to the whole world that
Nigeria has joined the comity of
civilized nations. Nigeria can be
said to have shown great
leadership in Africa and made
Africans in general and Nigerians
in particular to comprehend that
transfer of power does not need to
be violent but rather peaceful as
heralded by the outgoing president
of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe
Jonathan.”


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