Jonathan in Negotiation to Stop the Execution of 3 Nigerians in Indonesia

When President Goodluck Jonathan hosted the new Indonesian ambassador to Nigeria, Harry Purwanto, two days ago at the presidential villa, he began negotiations for a moratorium on three Nigerians who are facing imminent execution in Indonesia.

The three Nigerians are Silvester Obiekwe Nwolise (39), Okwudili Oyatanze (40), and Spanish born Nigerian Raheem Agbaje Salami (45). They are facing execution alongside six other foreign nationals for drug-related offences by the Indonesian authorities.
Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, rejected pleas for clemency, saying the country is suffering a drug emergency and already, Indonesia’s attorney-general, Muhammad Prasetyo, says preparations have been concluded at the execution site where they are to face a firing squad.
It is unclear when the execution will take place, but yesterday, Australian Andrew Chan (31), his country man, Myuran Sukumaran (33), Agbaje Salami, and Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso (30) from the Philippines were moved to Nusakambangan, a high security prison island where executions are conducted.
Other countries with nationals to be executed are Brazil, France and Ghana.
At the meeting in the presidential villa where Indonesian ambassador Purwanto submitted his letter of credence, President Jonathan pleaded with the Indonesians for clemency for the Nigerians who were nabbed running drugs, while in prison.
According to a source at the presidential villa who spoke anonymously because he is not authorised to speak on the matter: “The president met with the Indonesian delegation and was quite persuasive in making the case that a moratorium be placed on the execution of the Nigerians on death row.” The source however said that the government is not coming out to make statements or make a show about its efforts in trying to ensure that the lives of the Nigerian citizens are spared because “in this political season, if anything goes wrong during the negotiations, opponents of the president would not consider the efforts put in and will simply make a meal out of the issue.”
Other countries, and even Amnesty International, have been pleading with the Indonesian government to not go ahead with the planned execution. Brazil postponed accepting the credentials of Indonesia’s newly designated envoy in protest, while Australia called for a ‘reciprocation’ of the $1 billion 2004 tsunami aid package by sparing the lives of its citizens.culled

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Posted: at 6-03-2015 10:28 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Campaign strategy.

Posted: at 6-03-2015 11:02 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

Na wa ohhhhhh.

Posted: at 6-03-2015 11:26 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

MUST EVERYTHING BE A POLITICAL TACTICS  DON;T ALWAYS THINK OF THE OPPOSITE SIDE MR

Posted: at 6-03-2015 11:30 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

Let the law take it full cause.  Greedy set of individuals. Drugs have destroyed many reasonable lifes around the worl,  all because of greedy people like this.

Posted: at 6-03-2015 11:51 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Whats our baggaining chip? Australia gave Indonesia 1B USD when they had Tsunami issue, and yet the Indonesian govt are bent of killing 2 Aussies (part of Bali 9). Infact, they moved the 2 convincts yesterday to the KILLING ISLAND.
Rather than just running your comments, ask the necessary questions..... Haba!!!

Posted: at 6-03-2015 01:53 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

UP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WORD POWER. KNOWN DEATH ROW FOR AMERICA CITIZEN IN INDONESIA. AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TRY TO SWAP 10 PRISONAS AGAINST THE 2 AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN ON DEATH ROW IN INDONESIA ALL EFFORT FAIL. SO JONATHAN HAS NOTHING TO DO TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THOSE NIGERIA CITIZEN ON DEATH ROW IN INDONESIA.

Posted: at 6-03-2015 04:25 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Lol he is just waken up

Posted: at 6-03-2015 06:29 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

The negotiation won't work bcos it's their law, I stay in Indonesia a lovely country that loves Nigerians. They don't care about anything else you do, but just stay away from drugs bcos it's death penalty in their law.

Posted: at 7-03-2015 12:38 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

jona has no influence cos he is a failure

Posted: at 15-08-2015 07:19 AM (9 years ago) | Hero