Goodluck Jonathon sworn in as president

After a violent election process, and amidst current rioting, Goodluck Jonathon was sworn in as Nigeria's president today. Jonathon, a Christian from the southern part of the country, won 60 percent of the vote in what has been deemed a fair and free election by the international community. However, this has not deterred his opponents, those who supported his Muslim contender from the north of the country. In Nigeria's history presidents usually alternate every four years from Muslim northerner to Christian southerner. Jonathon's reelection, however, has upset this process, which has sparked much of the outrage in the country. Jonathon first assumed the presidency in 2010 when as vice president, he was the next in line when the former President Umaru Yar'Adua died. Hopefully things will settle down in the country once the president gets down to business and begins fulfilling his campaign promises. However, with the amount of resentment directed at him despite the fair election, this will be a daunting process of the new president.

-Abbey Smith