This is for those of us that could not watch the video but at least we can also read.
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In a video posted on Youtube today by US Embassy
Nigeria, US president Barack Obama sent a message to Nigerians asking them to stand up against violence and express their views peacefully during the upcoming election.

Transcribed version of what he said in the video
below...


Hello. Today, I want to speak directly to you—the people of Nigeria. Nigeria is a great nation and you can be proud of the progress you’ve made.

Together, you won your independence, emerged from military rule, and strengthened democratic institutions. You’ve strived to overcome division and to turn Nigeria’s diversity into a source of strength.

You’ve worked hard to improve the lives of your families and to build the largest economy in Africa. Now you have a historic opportunity to help write the next chapter of Nigeria’s progress—by voting in the upcoming elections.

For elections to be credible, they must be free, fair and peaceful. All Nigerians must be able to cast their votes without intimidation or fear.

So I call on all leaders and candidates to make it clear to their supporters that violence has no place in democratic elections—and that they will not incite, support or engage in any kind of violence—before, during, or after the votes are counted.

I call on all Nigerians to peacefully express your views
and to reject the voices of those who call for violence.

And when elections are free and fair, it is the
responsibility of all citizens to help keep the peace, no
matter who wins.

Successful elections and democratic progress will help Nigeria meet the urgent challenges you
face today.

Boko Haram—a brutal terrorist group that kills innocent men, women and children—must be
stopped. Hundreds of kidnapped children deserve to be returned to their families.

Nigerians who have been forced to flee deserve to return to their homes. Boko Haram wants to destroy Nigeria and all that you have worked to build.

By casting your ballot, you can help secure your nation’s progress. I’m told that there is a saying in your country: “to keep Nigeria one is a task that
must be done.”

Today, I urge all Nigerians—from all religions, all ethnic groups, and all regions—to come together and keep Nigeria one.

And in this task of advancing the security, prosperity, and human rights of all Nigerians, you will continue to have a friend and partner in the United States of America.
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www.lindaikeji..com/2015/03/pres-obama-sends-message-to-nigerians.html

Awesome

Sai Buhari.

In as much as I don't believe the US is working as a friend with Nigeria, I like the part of his statement:

"You’ve worked hard to improve the lives of your
families and to build the largest economy in Africa.
Now you have a historic opportunity to help write the next chapter of Nigeria’s progress..."

Real statement by a real President not a clownish inept and corrupt demagogue from Otuoke . The day of reckoning is around the corner. Time for a change for good. Enough of mediocrity. Nigeria deserves better than this present corrupt leadership where stealing is not corruption .

Hope they will allow us to choose what we want,the change we are waiting for.

siraj1402:
Hope they will allow us to choose what we want,the change we are waiting for.

Siraj, Obama is simply letting u know that u need progress not change. He told u that under the admistration of president Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria has become the largest economy in Africa. It only takes an articulate brain to understand the message mr Obama is passing to Nigerians

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BobNeli:
Siraj, Obama is simply letting u know that u need progress not change. He told u that under the admistration of president Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria has become the largest economy in Africa. It only takes an articulate brain to understand the message mr Obama is passing to Nigerians

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That baseless piece of pretentious ranting by obama is a slap in the face of our leadership and shows america's disrespect for Nigeria's sensibilities.It is extremely provocative and outrightly preposterous for obama to release a video where he practically begins to tell Nigerians what to do and how to vote,as if we need to be told how to engage in our civic duty of voting.
Can he do that to Russia or even Venezuela?
Does this mean that if you dont possess an impressive array of nuclear weapons,you wouldnt be accorded the respect you deserve?
This video{and statement} is highly offensive,irresponsible and insensitive.It should be banned from the Nigerian cyberspace,and I urge the Nigerian government to condemn this video in its entirety.

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