US Secretary Of State John Kerry Commend President Goodluck

US Secretary of State, John Kerry , has
commended President Goodluck Jonathan over
the peaceful conduct of Nigeria’s Presidential
and National Assembly elections.
Kerry also congratulated the Nigerian people and
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.
The Secretary of State made the comments via a
statement released by the US Department of
State.
It reads:
“We laud both President Jonathan and General
Buhari for their public commitments to the Abuja
Accord signed in January and reaffirmed on
March 26, respecting the official results, and
encouraging their supporters to do the same.”
“We commend President Jonathan for his years
of service and for having acted in the best
interest of his country. We welcome President
Jonathan’s calls for unity and calm during this
transition period.”
Kerry had visited with both men in January in a
bid to ensure peaceful and credible polls.
Buhari beat Jonathan to win the March 28 and
29 elections and was presented with his
Certificate of Return on Wednesday, April 1.