Against the Odds

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Just before midnight on April 14, 2014, a group of self-styled Islamist militants known as Boko Haram and disguised as Nigerian soldiers kidnapped 267 female high school students in Chibok, Borno State, in the North-East region of the country. The kidnapping crisis catapulted President Goodluck Jonathan into the international spotlight as a twitter campaign #bringbackourgirls attracted worldwide mass support, notably from Michelle Obama and Angelina Jolie. It came as a challenge for Jonathan, a diffident introverted politician who never expected to be President. But who exactly was this reflective, softly spoken man who was in stark contrast to his macho bellicose predecessors? How had he risen so meteorically through the ranks? And could his new political strategy of long-term solutions and reforms in dealing with the economy and corruption succeed? Based on exclusive interviews with President Jonathan and his inner circle, this book aims to to find out and examines all aspects of Nigeria which is now the world's largest black nation and Africa's fastest growing economy.