Open Letter To President Goodluck: I Am Proud Of You!

Dear President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan!

Starting from March 28, I, other reasonable
Nigerians and international observers had feared
that this election would mar Nigeria. Reasons
included the fact that no African sitting president
has ever lost election, the threat from your
kinsmen in Niger Delta, and the prediction that
Nigeria would disintegrate in 2015.

However, you have proved every doubting
Thomas wrong. You have kept one of your
numerous promises: you’ve given Nigerians a
free and fair election at the expense of your
ambition and expectations of your supporters.

Dear Goodluck:
i. Unlike Charles Taylor, you believe your
country (Nigeria) is greater than you, so you
have admitted defeat without war.

ii. Unlike Gbagbo, you have conceded and you
are ready to inaugurate a new government
headed by your opponent.

iii. Unlike Robert Mugabe, you haven’t
manipulated election to keep you in office.

iv. Unlike Mahmud Ghadaffi, you believe the
people have the right to choose their leader.

v. Unlike Hosni Mubarak, you’ve refuse to use
the security forces against your people.

vi. Unlike Babangida, you are not ready to set up
interim government because you’ve lost
peoples’ confidence and acceptance.

vii. Unlike Abacha, you don’t consider Aso Rock
your father’s house, so you are not going to die
for it.

viii. Unlike Obasanjo, you’ve appointed a free
and unbiased umpire as the chairman of INEC
(Jega against Iwu).

ix. Unlike Aregbesola, you’ve never believed in
violent polls, so you haven’t asked your
supporters to go to polling booths with charms
and ammunition.

x. Unlike Shagari, you would never hand over to
a military president, so you’ve conducted a
transparent election.

xi. Unlike Obasanjo, you don’t believe election is
a “do or die” affair, rather, you believe that
“one’s ambition worth the blood of nobody”.

xii. Unlike many Nigeria’s politicians, you’ve
openly accepted defeat and don’t blame INEC for
your loss.

xiii. Unlike many African presidents, you’ve
become the first sitting African president to
conduct election which you’ve lost.

I’m more than proud of you. After Nelson
Mandela in South Africa, you are the new god of
democracy in Africa. Your open acceptance of
the results and congratulating of your opponent
have opened a new democratic chapter for
Nigeria and Africa in whole. I do hereby
recommend you for Nobel Laurel Prize for Peace
and Leadership, the Mo Ibrahim Prize for
Leadership and every other available award for
a true statesman and true democrat.

As you bow out of office come May 29, may you
bow into peace, happiness, wealth, good health,
prosperity, and long life.

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