Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council - 1) notes that one of Africa's most populous nations, Nigeria, held its presidential elections on Saturday, 16 April 2011;
2) further notes that despite widespread security concerns after bombs hit a vote-counting centre and a polling station during last weekend's legislative elections, voting in the oil-rich country was largely peaceful and credible where incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan was declared the winner of the presidential elections in a landmark vote that exposed regional tensions and led to deadly rioting in the mainly Muslim north;
3) takes this opportunity to congratulate the people of Nigeria and all political parties involved in the election on their dignified conduct and on demonstrating to the people of the world that Africa has great possibilities and that we value and hold with serious regard the principles of democracy; and
4) congratulates incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan on his win and for being the incumbent and first president from the southern oil- producing Niger Delta region.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.