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On the recordMarch 31, 1978
I am especially pleased that the Nigerian people and Government, your leaders, are so deeply committed to democratic principles.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Lagos, Nigeria Remarks of the President and Lt. Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo at the Welcoming Ceremony.

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