President Goodluck Jonathan has etched his name in gold after conceding defeat to former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, who has become the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria.
The people's General Buhari beat incumbent Goodluck Jonathan by more than 2.5 million votes, final results showed. Following President Jonathan’s telephoned call to his rival to concede defeat; Gen Buhari's supporters took to the streets to celebrate.
Nigerians have generally praised the election and praised the Jonathan for the single act of conceding defeat and avoiding a heat up and confrontation from his supporters with the rival party.
A , "Some called you a weakling, some too soft, some clueless, some dumb, but you are a man Nigeria will not forget for a long time, you avoided bloodshed, allowed peace to reign even when you heard negative utterances, you never went into dirty exchange of words with anybody, you are a gentleman par excellence, a man who gave his best but got nothing at the end. My quiet and cool president (GEJ) your name will be written on Sands of time with a diamond pen. Your stupidity as some think is actually a virtue given to you by God. Unknowingly you saved millions of lives today with the election results because of your acceptance and calmness. God bless you sir and bless Nigeria."
Nigerians have generally praised the election and praised the Jonathan for the single act of conceding defeat and avoiding a heat up and confrontation from his supporters with the rival party.
A , "Some called you a weakling, some too soft, some clueless, some dumb, but you are a man Nigeria will not forget for a long time, you avoided bloodshed, allowed peace to reign even when you heard negative utterances, you never went into dirty exchange of words with anybody, you are a gentleman par excellence, a man who gave his best but got nothing at the end. My quiet and cool president (GEJ) your name will be written on Sands of time with a diamond pen. Your stupidity as some think is actually a virtue given to you by God. Unknowingly you saved millions of lives today with the election results because of your acceptance and calmness. God bless you sir and bless Nigeria."
Chukwuma Anthony, a contributor from Facebook said, "History would prove Jonathan to be the BIG winner on this day. By far he proved too sensitive to the wish of the people and I can be proud that in my lifetime I witnessed a relatively credible, fair election. Whether it's going to be better, we wait and see. But we should all consider the truth about this election; the results shows a great divide based on ethnic and tribal sentiments you claim."
One contributor in Vanguard Newspaper said, "GEJ has written his name in gold in the history of Nigeria and Africa for allowing a change in the election process (card readers) that made the votes of the people count and also for honourably accepting defeat. He has shown that he is a gentleman and a statesman. He has saved Nigeria from the prophecies of doom and crises even when he has the resources to plunge the nation into darkness. This is a rare trace in the black man's gene that even the president-elect should find exemplary and worth learning from. May God bless him as he turned another page in his life."
"The world is in awe of Jonathan's bravery in defeat and some you can't even get over your ex's for years, you think it is easy to do? Tweeted @Saintlee99
Obert Kingsley said, “Respect respect!!! Some people may translate it to be cowardice, but I translate to be heroic. Your statement, Mr President has automatically humbled me as a person though I celebrated your well deserved victory.”
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