President Jonathan speaks on why he conceded defeat!!

President Jonathan has given his reason for
conceding defeat to President elect, Gen Buhari
during the March 28th Presidential election. The
President said he decided to concede to avoid a
collective tragedy. He said there has to be a
nation before any personal ambition can be
fulfilled and that for him, what comes first is the
nation before ambition. Pres Jonathan said this
when he received the new French Ambassador to
Nigeria, Denis Guaer (pictured left) at the state
house yesterday April 16


"Since I assumed duty, I have been
involved in quelling political crises in
some African countries and I know what
they passed through and what some are
still going through. If you scuttle a system
for personal ambition, it becomes a
collective tragedy. You need to have a
nation before you can have an ambition.
It should always be the nation first. You
don’t have to scuttle national progress for
personal ambition. Democracy has to be
nurtured to grow. Strong democratic
institutions are the backbone and future
of our democracy. They must be
protected and nurtured. As for me, as a
matter of principle, it is always the nation
first" he said.