Buhari Says Jonathan is Generous and Gracious

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Buhari Says Jonathan is Generous and Gracious

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President Muhammadu Buhari has described the immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan as a generous and gracious man. He added that he was shocked at how former president Jonathan conceded defeat in the March 28, 2015, presidential elections and handed over the reins of power to him. Buhari insisted that it was such an incredible development that a man who had occupied various political offices as a deputy governor, governor, Vice president and president could easily relinquish power to the opposition party. Buhari noted that Jonathan’s gesture had distinguished him as a generous and gracious man. The president added that it was the singular congratulatory call Jonathan made to him that prompted him to visit the Villa in the company of former Head of State, Abdusalami Abubakar to the Villa for appreciation. According to the president, “I will talk about my experience here in Aso Villa. I underrated the influence of the PDP for 16 years watching from outside 8 consecutive governments. “The experience of the staff, their commitment and zeal are different from what it is now. 16 years of development in the life of a developing nation is a long time. “When we came, there were 42 ministries. We cut it to 24. This is where I pay my respect to former President Goodluck Jonathan. “This is actually privileged information for you. He called me at a quarter past five in the evening. He said good evening your excellency, sir and I said good evening. He said I have called to congratulate you that I have conceded defeat. Of course, there was dead silence on my end because I did not expect it. I was shocked. I did not expect it because, after 16 years, the man was a deputy governor, governor, Vice President and was President for six years. “For him to have conceded defeat even before the result was announced by INEC, I think it was quite generous and gracious of him. “Abdulsalam recognised the generosity of Jonathan to concede defeat and said we should go and thank him immediately and that was the first time I came here.”

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