GOODLUCK JONATHAN TURNS 58 TODAY,AS OKOWA SENDS FELICITATIONS

Former President,Goodluck Jonathan turns 58 today.Jonathan who handed power to the incumbent was nigeria's President for about five years.Before then,he seved as Deputy Governor and Governor of Bayelsa State.He later become Vice President,Acting President as well as President.In recent time ,he has been on foreign mission assignments,including a session at the National Democratic Institute in the United States.
Meanwhile,Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, has extolled the virtues of former president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, describing him as a committed patriot.

The governor who personally wrote to congratulate the former leader on his 58th birthday said the present administration in Delta State will continue to count on the former president’s support.

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Charles Ehiedu Aniagwu, noted in a statement on Thursday that Okowa wrote to felicitate with former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on the occasion of his 58th birthday which comes up on Friday November 20.

According to him, Governor Okowa prayed that Almighty God will continue to bless the former president with good health and long life.

Aniagwu quoted the Governor as saying: “It is with profound joy that I write on behalf of my family, the government and people of Delta State, to express very warm felicitations to you.

“I join your family, friends and well-wishers to thank Almighty God for His continued guidance, protection and provision for you in the past 58 years of a life of forthrightness and outstanding patriotism with which He has blessed you.

In the same vein,Former United States President Jimmy Carter has poured encomiums on Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan.The 39th US President described Jonathan as a symbol of democracy on the African continent.He made the remark while receiving Jonathan at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum located at the Carter Center in Atlanta.They were said to have held a fruitful meeting at the Carter Center where they held a wide-ranging discussion on global issues and shared views on how to promote peace, democracy and good governance in Africa and the world.Speaking on Jonathan’s time in office, Carter said: “President Goodluck Jonathan is the symbol of democracy in action. You set an example that other African leaders should follow.”The former American President also praised Jonathan for organizing a transparent election and easily conceding defeat and handing over to the opposition.By so doing, he said that Jonathan showed his deep democratic commitment.