Thursday, May 28, 2015

Handing over the reins of power in Nigeria

They may not have been slapping each other's backs and smiling ear-to-ear but as Goodluck Jonathan welcomed the man who defeated him in the election, he did give Muhammadu Buhari a sneak preview of the presidential villa and presented him with a box containing the outgoing president's handover notes. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (L) presents his executive summary handover notes to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari (R) in Abuja, Nigeria, 28 May 2015
                Goodluck Jonathan presented his handover notes to Muhammadu Buhari 
He was referring to the moment President Jonathan conceded victory and put paid to the daunting prospect of a disputed and probably violent aftermath to the election.

It was the first time ever in Nigeria's history that an opposition politician had won an election and both men were ready for the historic transition.

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