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Obama made Nigerian blogger, Oluniyi, cry: “I couldn’t stop the tears of joy streaming down my black face as I watched Senator Barack Obama give his thanksgiving speech this dawn, live on CNN.”
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OBAMA VICTORY IS HISTORICAL AND REMARKABLE WE THANK GOD THIS SHOULD OPEN OPPORTUNITY FOR NIGERIANS IN THERE COUNTRY. LEADERS OF NIGERIA POLITICAL PARTIES SHOULD LIVE OPPORTUNTY FOR ALL MEMBER TO SHOW THERE SKILL LIKE OBAMA DIDIN USA
THANK YOU LORD FOR THIS REMARKABLE THING THAT HAS HAPPENED. THE HISTORY HAD BEEN BROKEN. BAD GUESSES AND THE ECIL THOUGHTS THAT BLACK CAN’T BE ANYTHING HAD BEEN DESTROYED AND DILAPIDATED.
WE GIVE GLORY TO GOD FOR THIS GRACE HE GAVE TO OBAMA TO WIN THIS ELECTION. PLEASE LET US ALL PRAY FOR HIM FOR WHAT HE HAD SAID TO BE DONE AND ACCOMPLISHED AND ALSO PRAY THAT THE FEAR OF GOD SHOULD BE IN HIM TO DO THE RIGHT THING.