The Economist Magazine is Backing Goodluck Johnathan,

This also means that the Financial Times are Backing him (FT owns the Economist)

This means that "The City"/"Canary Wharf" of London are Backing Him.

This tells us that "Wall Street" in New-York are routing for Him.

Well the USA/Britain have spoken, lets see how this one will play out.

Source - http://www.economist.com/node/17514235


The world in figures: Countries Nov 22nd 2010 | from The World In 2011 PRINT EDITION




Goodluck Jonathan had the Nigerian presidency thrust upon him in May 2010, when his predecessor, Umaru Yar’Adua, succumbed to a long illness. In January’s elections, assuming he gets the backing of his party, he will make the position permanent. Mr Jonathan belongs to the Ijaw, one of the country’s 250 ethnic groups and, significantly, rooted in the Niger delta, where militants have long fought for a bigger share of the oil income that makes up four-fifths of the government’s revenue. Bringing that costly and frequently bloody dispute to an end will be a long job, but Mr Jonathan’s local connections will buy him time and strengthen his negotiating hand, [b]so he’s probably the best hope. [/b]Add to this his other stated priorities—cleaning up the electoral process, fighting endemic corruption and fixing the electricity grid—and his could be a transformative administration.

If the British press is supporting this man. Then we as Nigerians and Africans in general should worry. The British and the West look to their own interest.