How They See It, April 5, 2015

1. The Nation

We hope both the media and ethnic goons would realise that Nigeria is larger than all of us, and such distracting nightmares of belief and place of origin spew hate and take away from the greater fights against poverty, ignorance and disease. Fire-spitting clerics who rattled out ominous prophecies and prescribed electoral choices should also learn the limits of ecclesiastical influences in politics. For Nigerians, the historic transition from one administration to another … holds a promise that must not be deflated by petty parochialism. It is a time of change and a time for change, which should be premised on a healing that transcends the narrowness of tribe and faith. Lagos

2. Jakarta Post

As a country that experienced a painful transformation from dictatorship to democracy, we Indonesians deeply commend the statesmanship of outgoing Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, who unconditionally conceded defeat to Muhammadu Buhari in the March 28 presidential race ... Nigeria has achieved an unprecedented level of maturity after the return of civilian rule … Buhari's victory is more a vote of no confidence in Jonathan than public trust in the retired general's capacity to advance Nigeria. However, as we have experienced ourselves, an election victory is one thing, realisation of campaign promises quite another. We are proud of Nigeria's transformation to democracy. Jakarta