Jonathan stops PDP’s bid to
contest Buhari’s victory
 Posted by: Yusuf Alli, Abuja
 in Featured, News  1 min ago
President Goodluck Jonathan may have prevailed on
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to challenge
President-elect Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s victory
in last Saturday’s election.
Instead of planning a case for the Presidential
Election Petitions Tribunal, the Presidency will
raise a Transition Committee on Tuesday, a source
told The Nation yesterday.
Vice President-elect Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is likely to
head the All Progressives Congress (APC) team
which will join the committee ahead of the May 29
transition.
Ministers have started preparing their handover
notes, it was also learnt.
It was gathered that although some PDP stalwarts
wanted Buhari’s victory challenged at the tribunal,
the President thought otherwise.
The party stalwarts, it was said, believe that some
irregularities in some states are strong enough to
upturn the final results of the election, which was
hailed at home and abroad as substantially credible.
Jonathan, it was learnt, said it made no sense —
contesting Buhari’s victory— after he had
conceded defeat.
It was learnt that the PDP leaders referred to the
electoral scenario in Ekiti where the All
Progressives Congress(APC) went to tribunal
despite the acceptance of defeat by ex-Governor
Kayode Fayemi.
The President, however, stood his ground that he
would rather stand by his statesmanship attitude
than going to tribunal.
A source, who spoke in confidence, said: “The
President has prevailed on PDP to drop plans to go
to tribunal against Buhari. He said he wants his
word to be his bond, having been applauded by the
international community.
“At a point, Jonathan said ‘I don’t believe in post-
election petition at tribunal because it distracts
the incoming administration’.
“He also said Nigeria must emulate other nations
where once the presidential poll is lost and won,
the new government must not be distracted with
election petitions.
“He told party leaders that he was not interested
in going to the tribunal. It is now left for PDP
leaders to heed his advice.
“So as at Thursday, the government’s position is
that the PDP should not go to tribunal.”
Stating the PDP’s position on the elections in a
statement yesterday, Chairman Adamu Mu’azu,
said: “We have received reports of serious
irregularities that characterized the conduct of
the election and we shall channel our protests to
the appropriate quarters in line with our profound
respect for the rule of law and democratic ethos.”
He did not say whether the party would go to the
tribunal but added: “What is paramount to us is
the survival of our democracy, the unity, peace
and progress of our dear nation and the happiness
of all our people. Nigeria is bigger than any
political party, individual or group and her overall
interest must be our priority at all times.”
The President in 2010 at the 15th summit of the
African Union (AU) in Kampala, Uganda described
post-election litigation as a major distraction to
governance.


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Highly commendable, but is this the same man who spent millions of dollars all in a bid to win the election ? Perhaps, something or somebody is forcing him to back down .

i.e. Jonathan tells some mumu people to stop drinking the panadol meant for his own headache

Finally!the change is here we don't need tribunals,thank you GEJ,let's all support our president elect sai BABA

This is how you practice true democracy. Jonathan keeps winning more hearts daily ever since the defeat. I tell you, with this attitude, very soon he's gonna be more popular and loved than even the new president. And remember people, he's qualified to contest again! Who knows; all of 'these' might just come in handy and count for him when that time finally comes.
I respect you, Dr. Jonathan.

His lost of the presidency brought out his real personality.

A man that does not feast on troubles but surrounded by wolves.

The fear of kirikiri is the beginning of wisdom

Hmmm watch your backo, Awuf use to run bele, iv'e said my own.

I don’t believe in post-election petition at tribunal because it distracts the incoming administration’.

Good to know that

Wait o! Abi na another GEJ?