Nigeria, June 8 -- If Dr Goodluck Jonathan were my brother, I would find a quiet place to have a heart-to-heart fraternal talk with him.

Don't Run

"My dear brother, God has been so kind to you that He could be accused of being partial. Imagine, in a country of 200 million people, He picked you from the stable and enthroned you above everybody else. Deputy Governor, Governor, Vice President and President. You ruled Nigeria for six whole years! You were not perfect, to say the least, but the whole nation saluted you when you conceded defeat in 2015. We were all proud of you. The world took notice and elevated you to the status of a global statesman. Now, some political merchants are baiting you to come out of retirement and contest the 20...