Obama calls Jonathan on Cote d’Ivoire

The Nation

24 December 2010

Obama calls Jonathan on Cote d’Ivoire

PRESIDENT Barack Obama has spoken on the telephone to President Goodluck Jonathan, congratulating him over Nigeria’s leadership role in handling the political crisis in Cote d’Ivoire.

Obama spoke with Jonathan on Wednesday afternoon, ahead of an emergency ECOWAS meeting in Abuja today to discuss the situation in Cote d’ Ivoire.

"The President congratulated President Jonathan for Nigeria’s resolute leadership in standing squarely behind the people of Cote d’Ivoire and insisting that the internationally-recognised results of the Nov. 28 election be respected, ‘’ the readout said.