₦airaland Forum

ABUJA—

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has failed to win the prestigious $5 million Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership despite meeting a key criterion. The announcement was made on Thursday that no former African leader met the requirements for the 2015 version of the yearly award following a meeting of the independent Prize Committee chaired by Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim.

The prize, largest annually awarded prize in the world, which was instituted in 2006 by Sudanese telecoms entrepreneur, Mo Ibrahim, rewards former African leaders who demonstrated sterling qualities while in office, served their constitutionally mandated term; and demonstrated exceptional leadership. “The Prize recognises and celebrates African executive leaders who, under challenging circumstances, have developed their countries and strengthened democracy and human rights for the shared benefit of their people, paving the way for sustainable and equitable prosperity.” It said.

The award is also “a standard for excellence in leadership in Africa, and not a ‘first prize’, there is not necessarily a Laureate every year,” the foundation said. A winner enjoys $5m over 10 years and another $200,000 yearly for life and can also ask for another $200,000 for good causes he or she supports.

So far, only the former presidents of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano; Botswana’s Festus Mogae; Namibia’s Hifikepunye Pohamba; and Pedro Piers of Cape Verde have clinched the award. Ex-South African President Nelson Mandela was awarded an honorary prize in 2007. Although, Jonathan seems to have met the Prize criteria which includes Former African Executive Head of State or Government, left office in the last three years, democratically elected, served his or her constitutionally mandated term, demonstrated exceptional leadership; it is unclear why he wasn’t given.

Allegations of massive corruption under his administration presently being investigated and prosecuted by the EFCC may have cost Jonathan the prize.

Lalasticlacla,mynd44

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/jonathan-falls-short-5m-mo-ibrahim-prize/

Laughing.

This was one Award they could not buy like the others.

Wailers what have you to say to this Corruption allegation?thank you very much.

Allegations of massive corruption
under his administration
presently being investigated and
prosecuted by the EFCC may have
cost Jonathan the prize.

See as Buhari just pour sand for Jona garri......Some peeps would be really pained.

lalasticlala

hinohsend:
See as Buhari just pour sand for Jona garri......Some peeps would be really pained.

lalasticlala

That's all

MadamExcellency:
That's all

Yeah....That's all

GEJ NEVER MERIT ANY SERIOUS ORGANISAZATION AWARDS!!! ....... BUT CAN THEY GIVE PDP?

That's because the chairman of the organisation is an APC member.... .

Sir don't worry yourselt! You win some, you lose some; life goes on.

Not surprised Jonathan lost it, corruption under his watch was alarming. Can any Nigerian President win this award because if they're not looting, they're causing hardship? With the hardship caused by APC-led govt and if it continues, Bubu should forget this award at the end of his tenure.

How can a president who made the famous Jim Nwobodo campaign for stealing, win the Mo Ibrahim award.

A president who siphoned unallocated funds claimed to be for arms to fight terrorism.

A president who agreed $40M with Chad president to help negotiate for release of Boko Haram kidnap victims but only remitted $5M and his aide pocketed $35M on his behalf.

Mo Ibrahim award would have been discredited forever.

Is it by awards? I heard there are no other candidates this year.

The truth is that our president has succeeded in calling all Nigerians thieves and the world have seen us as criminals and who will give a Nobel prize to thieves?

chernest2002:
The truth is that our president has succeeded in calling all Nigerians thieves and the world have seen us as criminals and who will give a Nobel prize to thieves?

Especially an unrepentant thief.

StOla:
Especially an unrepentant thief.

who Will repent under this hardship? This government is training more criminals.