Nigeria relatively little violence or voter fraud, in contrast to previous elections. In the March 2015 election, Muhammadu Buhari defeated Goodluck Jonathan by roughly 2 million votes. Observers generally praised the election as being fair. Jonathan was generally praised for conceding defeat and limiting the risk of unrest. Nigeria is a federal republic modelled after the United States, with executive power exercised by the President. It is influenced by the Westminster System model in the composition and management of the upper and lower houses of the bicameral legislature. The president presides as both head of state and head of the federal
Jonathan S. Conklin Jonathan S. Conklin Jonathan Stratton Conklin (October 18, 1770 East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York - June 20, 1839 East Hampton, Suffolk Co., NY) was an American politician from New York. He was the son of Nathaniel Conklin (ca. 1736-1788) and Mehitable (Stratton) Conklin (ca. 1740-1784). On November 13, 1799, he married Phebe P. Stratton. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Suffolk Co.) in 1811 and 1814. He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) from 1830 to 1834, sitting in the 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th and 57th New York State Legislatures.