Good luck ebele jonathan biography of alberta

          Sept 18 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan formally launched his campaign for elections due in January on Saturday..

          Goodluck Jonathan

          President of Nigeria from to

          Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe JonathanGCFR GCON (born 20 November )[1] is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from to [2] He lost the presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari and was the first incumbent president in Nigerian history to concede defeat in an election, thus allowing for a peaceful transition of power.[3]

          Previously, Jonathan served as the vice president of Nigeria from to under the administration of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua;[4] and in oil-rich Bayelsa State as governor from to , and deputy governor from to [5][2]

          Early life and education

          Goodluck Jonathan was born on 20 November in Ogbia to a ChristianIjaw family of canoe makers,[1][6] in Otuoke, Bayelsa State.[2] His father, Lawrence Ebele Jonathan, was a canoe maker and his mother, Eunice Ayi Ebele Jonathan, was a r