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.
Bruce Goodluck Bruce Goodluck Bruce John Goodluck (14 May 1933 – 24 October 2016) was an Australian politician in both the federal and Tasmanian state parliaments. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was a company director before serving on Clarence Municipal Council from 1972–1975. He was President of the Australian Automobile Chamber of Commerce in 1974. In 1975, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Franklin, defeating Labor MP Ray Sherry. He held the seat until his retirement in 1993. In 1996 he returned to politics as an independent member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly