Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Goodluck Jonathan accepts election results

Here's the text of Jonathan's acceptance speech. What issues does he outline for his new term? What obstacles does he foresee? What promises does he make?

Acceptance speech by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
My dear Country men and women

This is a new dawn!

Our nation has spoken. At the end of intense and hard fought campaigns by all the political parties, our people spoke through the ballot. In every city, town, village, ward and voting unit, Nigerians stood in the sun, some in the rain, some walked long distances and all waited patiently, to vote.

With a heart full of gratitude to Almighty God, I want to thank Nigerians for the great sacrifice and overwhelming national mandate you have just given to me, to preside over the affairs of this nation for the next four years…

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