Kingsley Kuku pleasantly surprised the guests as he dedicated the honour to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria who Kuku described as the man "who accorded me an opportunity to unravel, nurture and deploy my talents creditably to the service and advancement of Nigeria". Kuku enjoys writing,consistent study in Global Peace & Security, Enlightened Discussions In Defence Of Human Rights & Political Discourses. Kuku is an ardent and unrepentant respecter of family values. Kingsley Kuku Kingsley Kuku (born 14 February 1970) is a Nigerian political and environmental rights activist and the Special Adviser to Former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria on Niger Delta
Muktar Shagari was pushing to have Shagari appointed Vice-President to Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, who had taken over after the extended illness of President Umaru Yar'Adua. Other sources said that Shagari was Obasanjo's back-up choice after Adamu Bello of Adamawa State. Muktar Shagari Barrister Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, CFR (born 26 December 1956) was appointed Nigerian Minister of Water Resources in a June 2001 reshuffle of the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was later appointed President of the African Ministerial Council On Water (AMCOW). Shagari held office until January 2007 when he left to compete for Deputy Governor of Sokoto State. He