Time magazine has listed Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan as one of the 100 Most Influential Persons in the World.Jonathan is the only African leader on the list, published on Wednesday. It is also the cover story of the current edition of Time.The list also includes United States President Barrack Obama; U.S Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton; hacking group, Anonymous; American billionaire, Warren Buffet; German chancellor, Angela Merkel; President of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde; Iran’s spiritual leader, Ayatollah Khamenei; Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu; footballer, Lionel Messi; Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; new North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un; Syrian President Bashar Assad; American Republican presidential candidates, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul; pop star, Rihanna; fashion designer, Sarah Burton; and Chinese heir apparent, Xi Jinping.The list was chosen through voting by Time readers from around the world.The citation on Jonathan, written by Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, reads, “Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan exemplifies the African political renaissance at a time when the people of the continent are starting to reap the fruit of their resources and their hard work.“President Jonathan, 54, possesses the qualities needed at this moment of great challenges, having come to power at a crucial moment in the history of Nigeria. The country has grown out of its past of corruption, mismanagement and brutality, but the foundation of good governance is still fragile.“In two short years, President Jonathan has shown the same dexterity he demonstrated as governor of Bayelsa, the same ability to find the remedies to the many complexities of running a nascent democracy.“He has spearheaded the fight against corruption and turned Nigeria into an example of good governance. He has also made a significant impact on consolidating peace and security in West Africa. From the onset of our own crisis, Liberia has benefitted from the support of Nigeria.“President Jonathan not only upheld the trend but added to it. With leaders like President Jonathan, Africa is sure to move toward prosperity, freedom and dignity for all of its people
.”The full list below:Jeremy Lin Christian MarclayViola DavisSalman KhanTim TebowE.L. JamesLouis CKRihannaMarco RubioAli FerzatRené RedzepiKristen WiigAnthony KennedyNovak DjokovicBen RattrayJessica ChastainYani TsengRaphael SaadiqElinor OstromSamira IbrahimJosé AndrésAnn PatchettDulce MatuzHenrik SchärfeFreeman HrabowskiMaryam DuraniManal al-SharifAnjali GopalanRached GhannouchiBarbara Van DahlenRon FouchierDonald SadowayHans RoslingAsghar FarhadiSarah BurtonAnonymousPete CashmoreCami AndersonAli Babacan and Ahmet DavutogluAi-jen PooMarc AndreessenPreet BhararaRobert GrantAndrew LoSharmeen Obaid-ChinoyAlexei NavalnyRay DalioHamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-ThaniChelsea HandlerHarvey WeinsteinChen LihuaWarren BuffettAlice WaltonHarold HammSheryl SandbergSara BlakelyEike BatistaTim CookDaniel EkVirginia RomettyBarack ObamaGoodluck JonathanXi JinpingFatou BensoudaChristine LagardeMario DraghiU Thein SeinAyatullah Ali KhameneiMitt RomneyJuan Manuel SantosTimothy DolanPortia Simpson MillerMario MontiWang YangMaria das Graças Silva FosterAndrew CuomoIftikhar ChaudhryMamata BanerjeeWalter IsaacsonRon PaulBenjamin NetanyahuDilma RousseffErik MartinCecile RichardsAngela MerkelLionel MessiTilda SwintonHillary ClintonCatherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Pippa MiddletonAdeleMatt LauerOscar PistoriusClaire DanesStephen ColbertKim Jong UnMullah Mohammed Omar and Sheik Moktar Ali ZubeyrBashar Assad.http://lm.facebook.com/l.php…
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