An incumbent president running for re-election who has lost parts of his
country to Islamist rebels and whose administration has been hit by waves of
massive corruption scandals arguably has reason to worry.
But
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who launched his re-election bid on
Tuesday, has repeatedly defied expectations in his rise through the country’s
ruthless political world.
Many
have described his ascent to power as accidental — or simply a matter of luck.
