One year after he became the president of Nigeria, Mohammadu Buhari has said he was still shocked at how former President Goodlick Jonathan conceded defeat in the March 28, 2015 presidential elections and handed over the reins of power to him. The president said 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. According to Buhari, Jonathan's gesture had distinguished him as generous and gracious man. Buhari who gave the glowing tribute to his predecessor while hosting State House Correspondents to a luncheon at the New Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa on Monday was offering retrospective highlights of his early days in office after his inauguration. The luncheon however came on the heels of his first year in office. He said that the last one year had been "a tumultuous year for everyone in the villa." He revealed 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. He said: "I will talk about my experience here in Aso Villa. "I underrated the influence of the PDP for 16 years watching from outside as 8 consecutive governments. The experience of the staff, their commitment and zeal is 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 a 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.

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Nigerians are waiting for Buhari's gracious resignation for telling lies on his INEC form

Hmmm

There are times, rare comet times, that buhari's speechwriters do use their common sense

That's a sign of true leadership, none of us even the head has the power to waste any life because of urge to ve power... Longe live Nairaland, longe live GEJ, long live me myself, long live Nigeria my great country I so much believe in

Even Lucifer the father of liars knows that GEJ is a meek and humble man. Who is always slow to anger..


BTW, Bubu what good legacy will you leave... even Abacha better pass you. His loots are now saving us. He actually did save money for the country in form of looting...

And some zombies are still waiting for you to arrest GEJ and put him in jail.

otukpo:
And some zombies are still waiting for you to arrest GEJ and put him in jail.

They will have grey hairs in the process of waiting

This is the most truthful and the most honest confession ever made by a FAILING PRESIDENT.

just my opinion, no offense pls!

Whether you acknowledged GEJ as such a blessed man or keep vilifying him at every given opportunity, noble minds have always known him to be a rare gem.

For once in Buhari's wasted one year, I respect him for saying the truth.

Jonathan is a hero of democracy and I am glad the President acknowledged his sportsmanship.
He could have tailored the electoral process to ensure his victory at the polls but he respected the sovereign right of the people to choose their leader.

Jonathan lacked perfection, but no one can fault his commitment to credible elections, nay democracy.