The name of President Goodluck Jonathan was conspicuously missing from the programme for today\u2019s Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela\u2019s Official Memorial Service at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
\nThe programme published by the Host Broadcaster, SABC, includes tributes by Heads of State from the various regions of the globe, the continent and representatives of international and regional organisations. Eminent persons will also address the gathering but the name of President Jonathan is not one of them despite the fact that Nigeria played a key role in South Africa\u2019s independence.
\nThe programme indicates that there will be tributes by presidents of the USA, Brazil, Cuba, India and Namibia.
\nOfficial Programme
\nMr Cyril Ramaphosa and Ms Baleka Mbete
\n11:00 \u2013 15:00
\nNational Anthem: Mass Choir
\nWelcome and Opening Remarks: Programme Directors
\nInterfaith Prayers
\nTribute by Family Friend: Andrew Mlangeni
\nTribute by Family: General Thanduxolo Mandela
\nTribute by the Grandchildren: Mbuso Mandela
\nAndile Mandela
\nZozuko Dlamini
\nPhumla Mandela
\nTribute by UN Representative: Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
\nTribute by AU Commission Chair: Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
\nTribute by Foreign Dignitaries: President Barack Obama (USA)
\nPresident Dilma Rousseff (Brazil)
\nVice-President Li Yuanchao (China)
\nPresident Hifikepunye Pohamba (Namibia)
\nPresident Pranab Mukherjee (India)
\nPresident Ra\u00fal Castro Ruz (Cuba)
\nKeynote Address by the President of the Republic of South Africa:
\nHis Excellency Jacob Zuma
\nSermon: Bishop Ivan Abrahams
\nVote of Thanks: Premier of Gauteng, Nomvula Mokonyane
\nList of Members of State attending:
\nUSA, President Barack Obama and former president; Bush, Clinton and Carter:
\nAfghanistan, His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President
\nMozambique, President of Mozambique, HE Armando Emilio Guebuza
\nAlgeria, His Excellency Mr Abdelkader Bensalah, Speaker of the Council of the Nation (Senate) \u2013 rank above the Prime Minister
\nNamibia, His Excellency Hifikepunye Pohamba, President
\nAngola, His Excellency Mr Manuel Vicente, Vice President
\nNiger, His Excellency Issoufou Mahamdou, President
\nArgentina, Mr Amado Boudou, Acting President of Argentina
\nNew Zealand, Right Hon John Key, Prime Minister
\nAustralia, His Excellency Mr Tony Abbott, MP, Prime Minister
\nNigeria, His Excellency Goodluck Jonathan, President
\nBahamas, Right Honourable Perry Christie, Prime Minister
\nNiger, His Excellency Mahamadou, President of Niger
\nBangladesh, His Excellency Mr Md. Abdul Hamid MD ABDUL, President
\nNorway, His Royal Highness Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
\nBelgium, His Royal Highness King Philippe
\nPakistan, His Excellency Mr Mamnoon Hussain, President
\nBenin, His Excellency Boni Yayi, President
\nPalestinian State, His Excellency Mahmoud Abbas, President
\nBotswana, His Excellency Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama, President
\nPortugal, His Excellency, Anibal Cavaco Silva, President
\nBrazil, Her Excellency Dilma Rousseff, President
\nSaudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince
\nBurundi, His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President
\nSaharawi Republic, His Excellency Mr Mohamed Abdelaziz, President
\nCanada, His Excellency Stephen Harper, Prime Minister
\nSenegal, His Excellency Macky Sall, President
\nCHAD, His Excellency Mr Idriss Deby Itno, President
\nSerbia, His Excellency Tomislav Nikolic, President
\nChina, His Excellency Li Yuanchao, Vice President,
\nSeychelles, His Excellency Mr James Alix MICHEL
\nCOMORES, His Excellency Dr Ikiliou Dhoinine, President
\nSpain, His Royal Highness Felipe de Borbon, The Prince of Asturias
\nCongo (Republic of the Congo), His Excellency Mr Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President
\nSri Lanka, His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President
\nCongo (Democratic Republic of Congo), His Excellency Joseph Kabila, President
\nSuriname, His Excellency Desire Delano Bouterse, President
\nCote d Ivoire, His Excellency President Allassane Ouattara, President
\nSlovenia, His Excellency Pahor, President
\nCroatia, His Excellency Josipovic Ivo, President
\nSouth Sudan, His Excellency General Salva Kir Mayardit, President
\nCuba, His Excellency Raul Castro Ruz, President
\nSweden, His Royal Highness Victoria, Prime Minister
\nDenmark, His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Federick
\nSwitzerland, His Excellency Mr Ulrich Maurer, President
\nDjibouti, His Excellency Ismail Omar Guelleh, President
\nSwaziland, His Excellency Dr Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister
\nEthiopia, His Excellency Ato Hailemariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister
\nSuriname, His Excellency Desire Delano Bouterse, President
\nEquatorial Guinea, His Excellency Mr Obiang Mbasogo, President
\nTanzania, His Excellency Dr Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President
\nFrance, His Excellency, Francois Hollande, President
\nTimor-Leste, His Excellency Kay Rala Xanana, Prime Minister
\nFinland, His Excellency Sauli Niinisto, President
\nTunisia, His Excellency Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, President
\nGabon, His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba, President
\nTrinidad and Tobago, His Excellency Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister
\nThe Gambia, His Excellency Prof Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh, President Sheikh
\nUganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kagota Museveni, President
\nGhana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President
\nUnited Arab Emirates, His Excellency Sheikh Nayahan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture \u2013 Special Envoy of the Emir
\nGermany, His Excellency Joachim Gauck, President
\nUnited Kingdom, His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Prime Minister David Cameron
\nGuyana, His Excellency Donald Ramotar, President
\nVenezuela, His Excellency Nicolas Maduro Moros, President
\nGuinea, His Excellency Prof Alpha Conde, President
\nZimbabwe, His Excellency Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President
\nIndia, His Excellency Pranab Mukherjee, President
\nZambia His Excellency Michael Sata, President
\nIreland, His Excellency Michael D Higgins, President
\nArab States League, His Excellency Amb Samir Hosny, Minister
\nItaly, His Excellency Enrico Letta, Prime Minister
\nAfrican Union Commission, Her Excellency Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson
\nJapan, His Imperial Highness, Crown Prince Naruhito
\nCommonwealth, His Excellency, Mr Kamalesh Sharma
\nJamaica, Her Excellency, Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister
\nEuropean Council, His Excellency Mr Herman van Rompuy, President
\nJordan, Her Royal Highness, Queen Rania Al Abdullah and His Excellency Prime Minister Dr Abdullah Ensour
\nMexico, His Excellency Enrique Pena Nieto President of Mexico
\nKenya, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President
\nMauritius, His Excellency Dr the Honourable Navinchandra, Prime Minister
\nKorea (South), His Excellency Hongwon Chung, Prime Minister
\nMauritania, His Excellency Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President
\nLebanon, His Excellency Mr Najib Mikati, Prime Minister
\nMalawi, Her Excellency Joyce Banda, President
\nLesotho, His Excellency, T Thabane, Prime Minister
\nGrand Duchy of LUXEMBOURG, His Royal Highness Henry of Luxembourg, The Grand Duke
\nLiberia, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President
\nNigeria being the \u2018Giant of Africa\u2019 as acclaimed, President Goodluck Jonathan should have been allotted a role, at least a tribute in the event of this magnitude and importance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The name of President Goodluck Jonathan was conspicuously missing from the programme for today\u2019s Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela\u2019s Official Memorial Service at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. The programme published…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n