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DMV Nigerians Rally for President Goodluck Jonathan

26 Sunday Jan 2014

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DMV Nigerians, Goodluck Jonathan, GSG USA, Nigeria, Nigeria elections, Nigerian Politics, PDP, Sllver Spring

Browsing the web this weekend, I discovered a Facebook page, as well as a website for a ‘Goodluck Support Group USA – DC/MD/VA’.  With elections due in Nigeria next year, Goodluck Jonathan’s party the, People’s Democratic Party, has been rocked by a wave of prominent defections and the abrupt resignation of its Chairman.  On the international scene, Jonathan has been widely criticized for signing anti-gay legislation.

It certainly seems like Jonathan is in need of some support and good luck.  I don’t see too many specifics on the support group, but they plan to host a politics and pancakes breakfast, hold mobilization meetings, and a town hall gathering in June (which as the Sierra Leone government learned in Silver Spring, has the potential to backfire).  They are also soliciting volunteers.

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‘We Deserve More Kudos for Effort’: Nigeria’s Speaker of the House at SAIS

10 Tuesday Sep 2013

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Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Bamanga Tukur, Boko Haram, Damaturu, Femi Gbaja Biamila, Maiduguri, Nigeria electricity, Nigerian Politics, Paul Lubeck, PDP Split, Peter Lewis, Sokoto

2013-09-10 16.59.14

The Speaker Sandwiched Between SAIS Nigeria Experts Drs. Lubeck & Lewis

Fall is descending upon us, which means that area schools are back in session and the number of Africanist events is increasing (I’m planning to attend my first ever event at Howard, organized by the energetic Winslow Robertson, this Thursday on a Sino – Africa theme). Today, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representative (he represents the northern Sokoto State) and a member of the governing People’s Democratic Party (to which he defected in 2007 I believe) spoke on “Regional Security Challenges and Nigeria’s Future”.  He was accompanied by several other lawmakers who answered their fair share of questions as well (anyone know why they were in town?). Continue reading →

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