Former President, Jonathan won Africa leadership Award

Former President Goodluck Jonathan
chairman, Bola Tinubu, founder of ECONET
wireless Strive Masiyiwa, former UBA Chairman
Tony Elumulelu, President, African Development
Bank Akinwumi Adesina and Koffi Anan, former
UN secretary general to win the award.
Jonathan's victory was disclosed in a letter sent
to him by former, Pro Tempore president of the
Liberian senate and chairman of the 2015
African Leadership Person of the Year selection
committee, Cletus Wortoson. The letter in part
reads :
"There is no one best suited at the
moment than your excellency, to advise
the continent’s leaders on the merits of
good governance and enduring
democracy”. Your popular mantra of ‘one
man one vote’ and ‘my ambition is not
worth the blood of any Nigerian,’ is a
message that must be preached loud and
clear on the continent, hence our
endorsement. It is with great pleasure
that I bring you the news of your
selection as the African Leadership
Magazine Person of the Year, 2015.
Chief among the many factors we
considered was your efforts towards
promoting good governance in Africa
through the promotion of free and fair
elections across the continent.  Your
recent assignment to Tanzania received
accolades and international acclaim,
because you discharged the responsibility
most creditably.
We resolved that there is no one best
suited at the moment than Your
Excellency, to advise the continent’s
leaders on the merits of good
governance and enduring democracy.
The board is fully persuaded that you
have served your country, Nigeria,
meritoriously, conducted a free and fair
election, in which you lost and yet
conceded defeat, a development seeing
by many in the continent as historical.
Your popular mantra of ‘one man one
vote’ and ‘my ambition is not worth the
blood of any Nigerian,’ is a message that
must be preached loud and clear on the
continent, hence our endorsement."

has wonthe African Leadership Magazine Person of theYear, 2015. Jonathan defeated APC National