Wow! Former President Jonathan At US Presidential Precinct. (See Photos)

Former President Jonathan, who arrived the
United States Monday as a guest of the
Presidential Precinct, Challotsville Virginia, has
assured the international community that African
leaders are displaying more commitment to
democracy and good governance, as a means
of engendering sustainable development and
improving the lives of the people.

President Jonathan who arrived the institute
accompanied by a delegation from the Nigerian
Embassy in Washington, also advocated the
readiness of Nigeria and Africa for the
sustenance of democratic principles, peace
and people-oriented governance.

He was received by Francois Baird, Chairman
of the Presidential Precinct Board. The
Presidential Precinct, a foremost global
institution designed to empower the next
generation of leaders, is currently hosting
Jonathan for his role in Nigeria’s smooth
democratic transition, especially with the
seamless handover of power from the ruling
party to the opposition.

At the Presidential Precinct breakfast, President
Jonathan was received by former Governor
Jerry Baliles of Virginia and Francois Baird
Chairman of the Presidential Precint Board.
His hosts described him as a ‘Hero of Democracy’
in Africa, a nation builder and sustainer of true
democratic principles and good governance.

While in the United States, Jonathan is billed
to be hosted by other strategic US pro-democracy
institutions where he would be sharing his experience
on peaceful and transparent elections as well as the
future of Africa’s democracy. The Presidential
Precinct is a consortium uniting six American
landmark institutions – four of America’s most
important historic sites and two of the country’s
most outstanding public universities.

These include the College of William and Mary
(America’s second oldest university), the University
of Virginia, William Short’s Morven, and the
homes of three Founding Fathers; President
Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, President James
Madison’s Montpelier and President James
Monroe’s Ash-Lawn Highland.

Jonathan has hit the international circuit lately,
with last’s week’s appointment by Commonwealth
to lead negotiations for the resolution of the
political stalemate in Zanzibar, coming as his
latest high profile assignment. It followed his
leadership of the Commonwealth Observer
Group (COG) to last month’s Tanzania general
election which came as an affirmation of the
former President’s towering status as the moral
face of democracy and transparent polling in Africa.

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