Jonathan Shocked Me By Conceding Easily, Says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he never expected that former President Goodluck Jonathan would concede defeat so easily after the March 2015 presidential election.He said it was

unbelievable that Jonathan, who had spent 16 years in public offices ranging from deputy governor and state governor to being vice-president and president, could throw in the towel like that.Buhari
spoke while hosting State House correspondents to a lunch at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as part of the activities marking his one year in office.He said, “This is where I pay my respect to former President Goodluck Jonathan. This is actually 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 the Independent National Electoral Commission, I think it was quite generous and gracious of him.
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