By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--March 24, 2015
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“A giant of African lit., he brought the Continent-and Nigeria, in particular-2 the world. His works left lasting impression on me & my gen.”The drama queen deleted her death notice tweet as soon as others on social media pointed out her out false information. But the main message she set out to deliver that Obama cares, really cares about peaceful elections in Nigeria, is still there for all to see. Indeed, some would term the tweets Rice did not delete, including one calling for free and fair elections that linked to a video of Obama speaking directly to the Nigerian public, exploitation of the death of Chua Achebe two years after it happened. “As they head to the polls in the coming days, the Nigerian people will, as always, find a friend in the United States,” Rice said. Too bad the people of Israel could not say that in last week’s election, unsuccessfully sabotaged by top members of Obama’s campaign team. “U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for free and fair elections in Nigeria this Saturday -- and for Nigerians to reject the violence that has marred the country's previous polls. (VOANews, March 23, 2015)
"So I call on all leaders and candidates to make it clear to their supporters that violence has no place in democratic elections -- and that they will not incite, support or engage in any kind of violence -- before, during, or after the votes are counted," Obama said. "I call on all Nigerians to peacefully express your views and to reject the voices of those who call for violence. And when elections are free and fair, it is the responsibility of all citizens to help keep the peace, no matter who wins." “Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is running for re-election against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. Allegations of vote rigging after Jonathan won the 2011 polls set off violent protests in the north that killed some 800 people. “Jonathan's PDP party has won every national election since Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999. “In a video released Monday by the U.S. embassy in Abuja, President Obama said successful elections are key to stopping insurgent group Boko Haram and allowing more than a million displaced Nigerians to return to their homes.”The last time a controversial Nigerian geared tweet came from the White House was last April when Michelle Obama tweeted #bringbackourgirls under her picture after 276, Christian, Nigerian, school girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram. #bringbackourgirls, widely regarded as a publicity stunt was ignored by all but the terrorists who tweeted back #bringbackourhumvees. Meanwhile mainstream media leaves the impression that Rice was not in the know about her hero Chua Achebe’s 2013 death. Readers: do you think the tweet was done because Rice did not know about the death of her literary hero, or did she exploit the death to give oxygen to boss Obama’s message to the people of Nigeria?
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