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.... ....   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact Towards a better life for the people Search The Archives   Cover Stories National News South West Niger Delta South East North Politics Business Sports World Viewpoints Features   ..... NATIONAL NEWS Obasanjo elected AU chairman Wednesday, July 07, 2004 ADDIS ABABA—  PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo has been elected the next chairman of the African Union (AU) at its  current summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. With his election, Nigeria might be the host of the next summit of the Union in July next year. President John Kuffuor of Ghana who confirmed Obasanjo’s election at a special prayer session proceeding the opening of the  summit, had called for “special prayers to be offered for our incoming chairman President Olusegun Obasanjo’’. In his acceptance speech, President Obasanjo assured his colleagues that Nigeria would not falter. With Obasanjo’s assumption of the leadership of AU, he has added another feather to his cap as an international statesman in its  efforts to provide excellent leadership during its tenure. He said Nigeria was highly honoured to have been elected chair of the AU assembly and pledged that the country would do its  best to move the Union forward and get the continent on the path of speedy development. “I promise to discharge the functions  of the office with utmost diligence  and commitment,” Obasanjo said, adding  that the  country would also spare no effort to justify the confidence that  was reposed in it by other member AU  nations. He said that Nigeria would, at all  times, strive to promote the unity and  solidarity as well as the sustenance  of the continent’s  hard-earned independence, while counting on the  support of other AU member states. “Nigeria will also count on the  valuable support of all of you in our  collective effort to vigorously pursue  these ideals. Obasanjo declared: “We intend to  confront headlong, the conflict situations in Africa with renewed vigour and determination.  We like to enlist the support of members of the Union, especially its  peace and security council and other  development partners  to achieve the goal.” Among other things, the president said  that his tenure would give attention  to the continent’s debt issue. He said attention would also be given  to Africa’s belief in multi-lateralism  as the best option to handle issues of  peace and  collective security  arrangement as enshrined in the UN  charter.   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact © 1998- 2004. Vanguard Media Ltd.

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