Former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday disclosed that he was
neither persuaded nor forced to concede defeat to President Buhari after
the 2015 presidential election. Jonathan said this when he spoke at the
convocation ceremony of Bingham University, Nassarawa state where he
was awarded a honorary doctorate degree.
‘It is my belief that no one’s political ambition is worth the blood of
any Nigerian. And I am fulfilled knowing that my conceding while the
votes were still being compiled, which was born out of my personal
principles and convictions, is generating positive impact in other
nations. Let me make it clear, that I was not persuaded to do so by
anyone within or outside the country. I know it was the right thing to
do. ‘’My mantra “my ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian” is
my vow. It was not just a political slogan. One of the reason I convened
the 2014 National Conference was to come up with a polity devoid of
tension and crisis. A polity that will bring unity to this country. A
polity that will not divide us along tribal, ethnic or religious lines’’
he said
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