Goodluck Jonathan and electoral reforms as focuses of his administration. He stated that he came to office under "very sad and unusual circumstances". On 18 May 2010, the National Assembly approved Jonathan's nomination of former Kaduna State governor, Namadi Sambo, for the position of Vice-President. On 15 September 2010, Jonathan announced on Facebook that he had decided to run for public office on his own for the first time, in the race for the presidency of Nigeria in 2011. In the contest for the Peoples Democratic Party nomination, Goodluck Jonathan was up against the former vice-president Atiku Abubakar and Mrs. Sarah Jubril.
Fidelia Njeze the 2011 election, President-elect Goodluck Jonathan asked Njeze to head one of the inauguration committees that would usher in the new administration. President Goodluck Jonathan nominated Fidelia Akuabata Njeze for the post of Nigerian Ambassador on December 1, 2011, after which she was screened and confirmed by the Senate. Njeze was then appointed Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein on the June 12, 2012. On September 4, 2012 Ambassador Fidelia Akuabata Njeze proceeded to present her Letters of Credence to the President of the Swiss Confederation Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, she also presented her Letters of Credence for accreditation to Liechtenstein on