GOODLUCK JONATHAN SPEAKS ON WHY HE CONCEDED VICTORY TO BUHARI

Former Nigerian President Goodlukc Jonathan

                      

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has spoken of the tensed moments he faced on March 28, 2015 ahead of his decision to concede victory to President Buhari after 2015 presidential election.

Jonathan said the reason he relinquished power to Buhari was because he did not want Nigeria to slide into a theatre of war, with his  fellow countrymen and woman dying, and many more pouring into other nations in Africa and beyond, as refugees.

The former president stressed that the country became more polarised more than ever before, such that the gap between the North and the South and between Christians and Muslims became quite pronounced  

He went on further to state that as President, he and his team had invested so much effort into building the country. Adding that they worked hard to grow the economy and to improve and bring Nigeria up as the biggest economy in Africa, with a GDP of about half a trillion dollars”.

Jonathan told his story, last week, during a dinner in his honour by Cercle Diplomatique, Geneva, Switzerland. The former President also spoke about his foray into politics, the allure of power and future plans.