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International interest in Nigeria’s
political transition and the
planned transfer of power from
the Jonathan-Sambo presidency
to the Buhari-Osinbajo
presidency billed for May 29 has
risen in the United States as
President Barack Obama now
considers sending a high-
powered U.S. delegation to the
event, officials said Wednesday.
U.S. government sources said Mr.
Obama is considering who might
lead the American
representatives to the event.
Besides, at least two US Ivy
universities-Harvard and Yale –
have since held special review
sessions where scholars were
invited from around the U.S. and
the world to give lectures and
seminars on the outcome of the
Nigerian elections, focusing on
the emergence of a former
military head of state, who is a
Muslim from the North of Nigeria,
and a Christian pastor, who is a
law professor from the South as
president-elect and vice
president-elect respectively.
Three names are already being
mentioned in official U.S. and
diplomatic circles including
Obama’s wife, the American First
Lady, Michelle, Vice President Joe
Biden and the Secretary of State,
John Kerry, as the head of the
presidential delegation. From the
U.S. Congress also, some of the
senior members are said to be
planning to attend the event
including the Chairman of the US
House of Representatives Sub
Committee on Africa,
Congressman Chris Smith.
The U.S. President normally
announces a delegation to the
presidential inaugurations of
friendly nations being led by the
Ambassador in that country. But
in rare occasions, he picks very
senior public officials as the head
of delegation when he wants to
underscore and emphasis a
point of how the US highly
regards the country or the
circumstances at a given point in
time.
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the U.S.,
Ade Adefuye, said, “I have been
told that there would be an
unusually large American
delegation that will attend the
presidential inauguration on May
29″.
He confirmed to journalists on
Wednesday that he has also been
told that a very senior member of
the U.S. government is expected
to lead the delegation, but that
there was no confirmation yet.
The Nigerian Ambassador said
he has been in consultations
with the U.S. State Department on
the matter, adding that President
Goodluck Jonathan has already
extended an invitation to the U.S.
government.
“We are following up with the US
government to ensure a very
large US presence at the
inauguration,” the Ambassador
said Tuesday in Washington DC.
Mr. Adefuye explained that
“Nigeria’s profile has been on the
rise since after the election, the
concession by Jonathan, and
with the smooth transition that
is going on”.
From the U.S. government to the
business sectors and think tanks,
the level of excitement about the
anticipated peaceful transfer of
power in Nigeria and the
outcome of the elections itself
producing the Buhari-Osinbajo
ticket from an opposition party,
APC, has been quite widespread.
Some of the U.S. groups that have
been showing keen interest to
attend the inauguration and
pressuring the U.S. government
to send a very high-powered
delegation are the Atlantic
Council, and the Constituency for
Africa-groups known to be very
influential in Washington DC.
A U.S. State Department source
noted that after the elections,
feelers were sent out to business
groups, think tanks on interests
in attending the Nigerian
inauguration, and the “feedback
has been very encouraging,” said
the source.
At the Yale University over the
weekend, a group of
theologians-the Oxford Study
Group on World Christianity had
their annual meeting and
participants disclosed that the
Nigerian election was one of the
major discussions this year.
A top U.S. Professor who
attended the meeting said the
Study Group composed of
leading scholars from around the
world who considered it
significant that the Nigerian
elections produced a Pentecostal
pastor as Vice President to a
Moslem, who had earlier been
perceived not to be religiously
pluralistic. Last month also, the
Washington Post had published a
report on its faith pages on
“How a Pentecostal Law
Professor Has Helped Reshape
Nigerian Politics.”
Earlier Harvard Africa-American
Program had also held an
academic review session on the
Nigerian election further
revealing how widely significant
the issue has become here in the
US.
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crixlight2:
George Baker

Christopher Cazenove

Bob Holness

Michael Jayston

Barry Nelson

David Niven

Toby Stephens..

None of these guys has portrayed James Bond before.

Location and i will be there tomorrow

Guys

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OREMUSSANCTUS:
Come 2019, power must change hand It was becos of dis very reason we formed, "change d changers". We going to change d changers I love transformation I hate "change"

Till you change, you will remain an opposition for life

I love children.

kay1one2:
Can you please point out which part of my post did?

JONATHAN COULD HAVE DONE BETTER.

CrazyMan:
Well said.

The Obj and Jonathan administration failed miserably in liberating Nigeria from the chains of power failure. The myopic combination of obj and jona failed to realize that power is the back bone of any economy. With constant power, the cost of production would drop drastically thereby creating more job opportunities as a result of the huge profits recorded by companies. With epileptic power supply, the cost of production would constantly be on the high side. Lots of factories and companies would be forced to lay of their contract staffs so they can meet up with the financial needs of the company.

Nigerians rather than channel their disgust at the government prefer to divide themselves along religion and ethnicity attacking and blaming one tribe or the other.

A quick view at the kind of words some people spew on Nairaland would make you weep for this country. While our leaders are drowning this country, killing every dream and ambition the youths have, we are responding their murderous attempt by insulting one tribe or the other.

Expectations are high on the incoming government. I really hope they put in their best in regards to the power issue. Power is one of Nigeria's greatest problems, if the government can provide stable electricity for Nigerians, it would go a long way in restoring the image of the country as well as giving up coming entrepreneurs confidence.

You are intelligent

NCOIM:
You voted "Change" and "Change" You must get

The change can't start till may 30. Jonathan is responsible for this. Commenting without thinking

kay1one2:
Sad! Jona could've really done better. Don't know if bubu is up to the task sef!

Jona had six years to prove himself, he didn't. Stop acknowledging mediocrity

Op is that you?

cybrninja:
that must be you i guess ...ryt?

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cybrninja:
eh??...not even the camera man??
eh??...not even the camera man??

Only the narrator survived

cybrninja:
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Everyone in the movie died. Not soul survived

cybrninja:
lol..y??

The movie ended badly

PointB:
South West (Yoruba) voted for their son Osibanjo! Quit the hypocrisy!

SS & SE voted for who?

If you say the other regions conspired against you, give us reasons why you think so. Would a region (SW) that massively supported GEJ in the previous election switch side so easily without reason? Should Nigerians wait till we starve to death before we know GEJ is incompetent? I'm just tired of these people.

cybrninja:
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POMPEII. After you watch it, please do not hate me for telling you its name

wadetaw202:
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Fight now!

Suicide dey hungry you

wadetaw202:
Before, your lot were calling for imprisonment for gej. But now that he has looked you eyeball to eyeball, youmare here eating your own words. Buhari must probe as you apc-apologists have been clamoring.

You speak like you know me, whereas you clearly do not. Check my posts to see if i have ever insulted or called for any sanction on GEJ. You just quote someone and ask him to swallow the words he spoke not. Mind yourself

Don't worry Buhari wont probe you. For conceding defeat, your many sins will be forgiven

SeverusSnape:
You don't know me.

Sorry

SeverusSnape:
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godoluwa:
Customer type simply means tip. e.g customer type1 means u choose home team to win

Thank you. I get it now, betting starts tomorrow

godoluwa:
1X2, 1means home team win, Xmeans draw, 2means away wins.

what about customer type