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This is what I expect from you, Goodluck Jonathan sends message to President Biden

Friday, January 22, 2021 at 12:17 AM by Kess Ewubare

- Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamila Harris

- The former Nigerian president extols the principles of democracy

- Jonathan discloses what he expects from the new US administration

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A former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has expressed the hope that the Biden administration will lead to a mutually beneficial relationship between the US and Africa.

Jonathan made the statement via Twitter on Thursday, January 21, when he congratulated Joe Biden and Kamila Harris on their inauguration as president and vice president of the United States of America.

Goodluck Jonathan congratulates Biden and Kamila on inauguration — Jonathan is optimistic that the Biden administration will benefit Africa. Photo: Goodluck Jonathan/Facebook, Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Source: UGC

He pointed out that the election of Biden and Harris is proof that democracy is not a destination but a journey.

According to the former president, events that occurred before the emergence of the Biden administration indicate that all citizens should patriotically safeguard the principles of democracy.

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In another news, the travel ban place on nations like Nigeria, Eritrea, Yemen, and Sudan by the Donald Trump-led administration has been lifted by President Joe Biden, the recently-inaugurated leader of the United States.

This is one of the 17 executive orders issued by President Biden just after the inaugural ceremony that installed his government, The Nation reports.

Reverting the earlier policy of his predecessor, Biden described it as discriminatory and as such, an assault on what the US stands for.

Meanwhile, in line with the tradition of transition in the US, Joe Biden said his immediate predecessor Donald Trump left for him a "generous" note at the Oval office.

Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were inaugurated on Wednesday, January 20, as US president and vice respectively after weeks of tension characterised by an attack on The Capitol by the pro-Trump crowd.