It took President Goodluck Jonathan a mere decade to go from lowly official to undisputed leader of his country. He became president by default a year ago and has now clinched the nomination for presidential candidate in Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party (pdp) by winning 77% of the vote in a primary on January 14th. He is now the favourite to triumph at a poll due in April. Yet many still think his best quality is a knack for being in the right place at the right time.
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