Again! Commonwealth Appoints Goodluck Jonathan To Mediate In Zanzibar Election Stalemate

Again! Commonwealth Appoints Goodluck Jonathan To Mediate In Zanzibar Election Stalemate

image

The Commonwealth has appointed immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan to lead the charge for the resolution of the political stalemate in the semi-independent island of Zanzibar.

This feat comes barely a month after Jonathan led the Commonwealth Observer Group during Tanzania general elections that took place on Sunday, October 25, 2015.
The COG led by Jonathan was highly commended as credible hence the fresh endorsement by the 53-nation body of former British colonies.

However, tension erupted on the island of Zanzibar, after the presidential election results that produced John Magufuli as the winner was nullified by the local electoral body, over claims of irregularities.

Ever since the conflict, international observers have continued to dispute the nullification stressing that both the voting and counting processes were conducted in a peaceful atmosphere.

In their bid to resolve the the crisis, the Commonwealth which has a history of mediating on the island appointed Jonathan as its Special representative, in what analysts see as an affirmation of the former President’s towering status as the moral face of democracy and transparent polling in Africa.

Jonathan’s new appointment was disclosed to him in a letter sent to him by the Commonwealth Secretary General, MrKamalesh Sharma.

Sharma wrote: “As you are aware, the Zanzibar electoral situation remains unsolved, although recent reports indicating willingness by the main political parties to engage in talking is encouraging. In view of the Commonwealth’s historical role as the moral generator of the Muafaka Accords, it is important that we remain engaged to continue to encourage all concerned to resolve the situation in a peaceful and sustainable manner.

“I am therefore delighted and honoured that you have kindly agreed to be my Special Representative over the coming weeks, in order to remain in contact with key political leaders and to encourage them towards an expeditious resolution of the impasse. I am certain that your personal close interest can play a crucial role in building the necessary political bridges.”

Commednng Jonathan for what he described as a distinguished service to Commonwealth, Sharma wrote: “I am writing to thank you once again for rendering the Commonwealth such distinguished service through your generous personal commitment of time and your Leadership of the Commonwealth Observer Group to last week’s elections in the United Republic of Tanzania.”

President Jonathan has been dubbed the Hero Of Democracy as a result of his peaceful and transparent lifestyle.

He conceded defeat at the April 2015 polls and had in the spirit of oneness, made a historic call to his opponent, General Muhammadu Buhari to congratulate him long before the results were announced by the Independent National Electoral Committee (INEC)

Newsweb Express

Newsweb

At Newsweb Express we don't only break the news, we are committed to investigative and developmental journalism

You may also like...

6 Responses

  1. xvideos says:

    I know this if off topic but I’m looking into starting my
    own weblog and was wondering what all is needed to get setup?
    I’m assuming having a blog like yours would cost
    a pretty penny? I’m not very web smart so I’m not 100%
    certain. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.
    Appreciate it

  2. bokep viral says:

    of course like your web site but you need
    to test the spelling on quite a few of your posts. Many of them are rife with spelling issues and I find it
    very bothersome to tell the truth then again I will surely come back again.

  3. I’m reaⅼly loving the theme/design ⲟf your website.

    Ꭰo үou ever run intо any internet browser compatibility рroblems?
    A numbeг оf my blog audience һave complained aboᥙt my website not working correctly in Explorer but
    looks ցreat in Chrome. Ꭰo you һave any recommendations to һelp fіҳ this prߋblem?

    Ꮋere is my blog: online casino

  1. October 2, 2023

    … [Trackback]

    […] Read More to that Topic: newswebexpress.com/again-commonwealth-appoints-goodluck-jonathan-to-mediate-in-zanzibar-election-stalemate/ […]

  2. October 16, 2023

    … [Trackback]

    […] Read More to that Topic: newswebexpress.com/again-commonwealth-appoints-goodluck-jonathan-to-mediate-in-zanzibar-election-stalemate/ […]

  3. February 15, 2024

    … [Trackback]

    […] Read More Information here to that Topic: newswebexpress.com/again-commonwealth-appoints-goodluck-jonathan-to-mediate-in-zanzibar-election-stalemate/ […]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *