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Nigeria
Nigeria High Commission
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Copyright © 2011 Nigeria High Commission. All rights reserved.
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Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, centre, inspects a guard of honour during his inauguration ceremony at the main parade ground in the capital, Abuja.
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in for his first full elected term at the helm of Africa's most populous nation on Sunday faced with the challenge of driving reform. Heads of state from across Africa, foreign dignitaries, religious leaders and traditional rulers gathered in Eagle Square in the centre of Abuja for the ceremony and a military parade to mark the start of his four-year term. "Together we will unite our nation, improve the living standards of all our people, whether in the north or in the south, in the east or in the west," Jonathan said in a speech after taking the oath of office.
Jonathan first came to power after the death of his predecessor, Late President Umaru Yar'Adua, last year.
Jonathan pledged to create jobs and drive economic growth, voicing commitment to banking reforms, the privatisation of the domestic power sector and promising to develop infrastructure and agriculture in Africa's third biggest economy. He also vowed better management of the OPEC member's oil revenues, saying the creation of a sovereign wealth fund he signed into law on Friday would avoid "boom and bust" cycles.
Jonathan is the first president from the Niger Delta oil region. He brokered an amnesty in 2009 which ended years of attacks on oil facilities.
Jonathan first came to power after the death of his predecessor, Late President Umaru Yar'Adua, last year.
Jonathan pledged to create jobs and drive economic growth, voicing commitment to banking reforms, the privatisation of the domestic power sector and promising to develop infrastructure and agriculture in Africa's third biggest economy. He also vowed better management of the OPEC member's oil revenues, saying the creation of a sovereign wealth fund he signed into law on Friday would avoid "boom and bust" cycles.
Jonathan is the first president from the Niger Delta oil region. He brokered an amnesty in 2009 which ended years of attacks on oil facilities.