President Goodluck Jonathan is a pacesetter of a new era of politics in Nigeria, a former military head of state of Nigeria Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar has said.
The General spoke with State House media practitioners shortly after leading members of the National Peace Committee for the 2015 presidential elections to a closed-door meeting with President Jonathan at the Presidential Villa aka Aso Rock, Abuja.
" In the history of Nigeria, Gen Abubakar said, I think this is the first time where a contestant has called his rival to congratulate him and through this point, President Jonathan maintains a point that the blood of Nigerians is not worth his presidency and by his action, he has proven that" concluded the former military ruler.
" We were at the middle of a meeting with international observers to try to see how we can still water the tension down, when gladly I called Major Gen. Buhari that we are going to see him. He told me that Mr. President has called him at about 5.15pm (Nigeria time) and congratulated him and conceded defeat Gen Abubakar told newsmen at the presidential villa.
The National Peace Committee was in the presidential Villa to thank President Goodluck Jonathan for his statesmanship, said the former military leader and urged all stakeholders to emulate Jonathan's sportsmanship.
It will be recalled that in the 2011 polls, Major General Buhari refused to concede defeat to Goodluck Jonathan, causing violence in certain parts of the country. Over one thousand people were killed in that political wrangle.
Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan may be the loser of March 2015 polls but he will be inscribed in the political history of Africa's most populous nation and economic giant as the pacesetter of a new era of politic in Nigeria.
Democracy is growing taller in Nigeria.
BG.
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