More encomiums have continued to come the way of former President, Goodluck Jonathan for the role he played in the last general election as former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has declared that the immediate past president’s actions as well as those of the then Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega saved the country from imminent collapse.
He stressed that Jonathan’s acceptance of defeat through a phone call to President Muhammadu Buhari even before the announcement of the final tally of the presidential election coupled with Jega’s determination for free and fair elections, even in the face of pressure, showed that they both loved Nigeria and would never want the country to be thrown into chaos or disintegrate, as some people had predicted.
The former military ruler, who stated this yesterday during the conferment of a lifetime achievement award on Jega and the investiture ceremony of 22 new fellows into the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy in Lagos, revealed that he monitored the election in his capacity and saw Nigerians who were ready to make things work. This, he said, contributed to the largely acclaimed peaceful election.
According to him, “This again showed that the citizens of this country believe in the indivisibility of the Nigerian state. Both men and women, Muslims and Christians, all prayed for the success of the election, and indeed, God heard our prayers.”
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