This past weekend, two of our illustrious sons Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo where on continental assignments to Tanzania and Cote d'Ivoire respectively. Goodluck Jonathan was in Tanzania to lecture the contestants on how to handle victory and defeat, sharing his personal experience. He was also an observer in the election. The office holder Josiah Kekwite is not running for President because he has exhausted his terms.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was also in Cote d'Ivoire as the head of ECOWAS observer mission. It is encouraging to know that the continent continually looks up to Nigeria for leadership in flash points. Cote d'Ivoire had a bitter experience in the last general election, and the incumbent Alassan Quatara is also contesting hence the cautious approach; and who best to lead a delegation to such a place than the one with the experience. It would also be recalled that incumbent President Mohammadu Buhari was instrumental in restoring peaceful transition in Guinea after a coup.
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