President Goodluck Jonathan has been described as a bad loser who would rather continue to seek pub­lic sympathy than asking for forgiveness from Nigeri­ans who rejected him at the March 28 presidential elec­tion for bad governance.

This was the consensus of some All Progressives Con­gress, APC leaders who were reacting to President Jona­than’s claim on Thursday that the President-elect, Gen. Mu­hammadu Buhari did not win the last election fairly.

Jonathan, who spoke short­ly after receiving the report of the Senator Ahmadu Ali-led PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation at the Presiden­tial Villa, Abuja, said himself and his party had to accept the outcome of the poll as a sacrifice to keep the country together.

According to him “The problem is not whether we lost the elections; that is histo­ry, but how do we consolidate our party and move forward? If we are committed and we work hard, definitely the PDP will bounce back.

“The PDP is still the domi­nant party. If you look at the results, the difference is just 2.5 million votes and if you look at the areas, where it is perceived that the PDP scored so low, the PDP couldn’t have got those kind of scores but the elections are over, so the country first.

“It is not as if Jonathan alone made the sacrifice, it is all of us. I made the pronouncement but some of us are paying the price. Some people pay more price than I do, I know how some of you are already be­ing persecuted and the kind of situation facing you.”

Reacting to the president’s claim, APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Moham­med said President Jonathan’s recent statements and actions only portray him as a bad loser who is finding it difficult to recover from the shock of de­feat.

He condemned the contin­ued blackmail by the Jonathan administration as a result of President Jonathan’s conces­sion of defeat, wondering whether the concession, gra­cious as it was, has now be­come a shield for all wrong doings.

‘’We are sick and tired of being blackmailed by the Jonathanians. Gen. Buhari won the March 28 Presiden­tial Elections fair and square, having satisfied both constitu­tional and other statutory re­quirements. We have no apol­ogy for our victory, and the concession of defeat – while it may have increased the po­litical stock of President Jona­than, the election has by no means diminished the historic and emphatic victory of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress,’’ he added.

Also reacting to the presi­dent’s statement, APC chief­tain Senator JKN Waku said Jonathan was only crying foul where there was none, adding that “he was defeated by Bu­hari fair and square.”

According to the Benue born politician, “why did Jonathan rush to accept defeat if he knew that Buhari didn’t have a clear victory? The fact that he conceded defeat early has shot up his public image, but his recent statements are only confirming to the world that he is not the person he was trying to convince the world he is. His claim is shocking. Obviously, he acted contrary to the dictate of his mind, the real him. He should stop being a cry cry loser.”

Also in the fray, National Vice Chairman of APC (North-east), Engr. David Lawal in a chat with Saturday Sun yester­day, wondered why President Jonathan would cry foul after he publicly conceded defeat. He declared that contrary to President Jonathan’s claims, results from South-south and South-east were inflated to fa­vour the PDP.

“The man was roundly defeated. People are prais­ing him for conceding defeat. What was he supposed to do? He was defeated in an election and what he did was not extra-ordinary. He did not have any option, but to accept the out­come of the elections. There is no big deal in the fact that Goodluck Jonathan accepted defeat. Nigeria is a funny country,” he said.

Casting doubt on President Jonathan’s new ‘gentleman’ status, the APC chief called on Nigerians to be cautious in celebrating the president, adding that he only accepted defeat because he did not have any options.

“You lost an election and you are now going round to tell people that you are a gen­tle man. What options did he have after losing an election? Was he supposed to go to war? Up to the time of collation of results, Jonathan’s men were still busy collecting and inflat­ing results in some parts of the country. There is no debate here. He contested an election and he was squarely defeated. There is no argument about that,” Lawal told our corre­spondent.

Speaking further, he said: “Jonathan is not a gentle­man and people should stop addressing him as such. He lost an election and that is it. The results that came from the South-east and the South-south were inflated, but we kept our cool. We know what happened in the president’s strongholds. If anyone should cry foul about inflation of re­sults we should be the one. Elections did not hold in many parts of the south, ex­cept for South-west. We are aware.

“Nigerians should disregard whatever the president is say­ing. There was nothing the president and the PDP did not do to scuttle the elections. The show of shame at the colla­tion centre was their last card. They campaigned against the use of card readers and did everything to ensure that elec­tions did not hold. He only conceded because he knew the game was up. So, let us not begin to celebrate him as if he has done something extraordi­nary.

“Let us not forget these things in a hurry before we be­gin to confuse Nigerians. We cannot forget how they almost sabotaged the elections. The summary of the whole thing is that, Jonathan was defeated squarely and that is it. What­ever anyone is saying should be disregarded.”

When contacted to react to the comments by the APC leaders, PDP’s National Pub­licity Secretary, Olisa Metuh declined comment, saying the issue in contention is a presi­dency matter and not of the party.

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That was while I said we should thank God for using Kofi Anan, General Abubakar and Thank Mbeki of South Africa to persuade Jonathan to concede defeat on time.

The gentlemen were at Hilton hotel and General Abubakar instructed some one at the collating center to inform him when it is mathematically impossible for Jonathan to win. And so, the moment Delta state was announced the man called General Abubakar who swiftly moved to Aso Rock with the two other men, and they persuaded Jonathan that since it was impossible for him to win now, he should please call Buhari to congratulate him for the sake of peace in Nigeria.
The moment Patience Jonathan heard that she started shouting that Jonathan should not do it. It was late revealed that it was Patience Jonathan that sent Orubebe to scatter the Collation Centre!




Jonathan didn't what calling a Hero....

Thank God Jonathan wont govern after May 29 but the question is 'would GMB & APC had accepted defeat if they had lost? APC doesn't strike me as one party that would have taken such a step to avoid crisis. We shall evaluate APC after 4years.

PDP lost the election.. They should deal with it..
APC have been taught the value of education.. They should also deal with it.

The Nigerian hotseat is no man's paradise.
No political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen.
Everybody should deal with that.

Gej na only u waka come

GEJ my HERO! FAYOSE my ROLE MODEL!!

[size=14pt]If there is a world-class medical centre that cures CLUELESSNESS, I think it should be recommended to Outgoing President GEJ.[/size]

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"he lost the election, what was he supposed to do, start a war?" it is the exact thing your mentor did back in 2011 when he lost the presidential election. he was a sour loser who couldn't accept defeat. he brought boko haram (that was the war!) GEJ is a gentleman, yes. he is.. if GMB lost this election again this year, Nigeria would have been in a real war by now, and you all know that..

It doesn't matter anymore, he's lost... Fin

APC should respect d out going president!
If APC had lost this election, they wouldn't have accepted defeat, by now a part of the country would hv started killing and burning houses!
Maybe we would hv seen a parallel government in Nigeria by now, 2011 is not that far to forget and we can all recalled wot happened then
So d president should b respected and not bad mouthed by d APC

its not a new thing na.btw wats with apc badmouthing gej.u guys shld enta and lets c wat u av to offer to nigerians.sai buhari

oluwafemi113:
That was while I said we should thank God for using Kofi Anan, General Abubakar and Thank Mbeki of South Africa to persuade Jonathan to concede defeat on time.

The gentlemen were at Hilton hotel and General Abubakar instructed some one at the collating center to inform him when it is mathematically impossible for Jonathan to win. And so, the moment Delta state was announced the man called General Abubakar who swiftly moved to Aso Rock with the two other men, and they persuaded Jonathan that since it was impossible for him to win now, he should please call Buhari to congratulate him for the sake of peace in Nigeria.
The moment Patience Jonathan heard that she started shouting that Jonathan should not do it. It was late revealed that it was Patience Jonathan that sent Orubebe to scatter the Collation Centre!




Jonathan didn't what calling a Hero....

Nonsense you didn't what being here because you were not there to withness all these bul shit you are saying here.

APC biko, pls, stop d blame games., move on n get used to d fact dat u will be oppressed by pdp n co as opposition, u better work hard to develope naija n gain peoples trust if nt 2019 naija will decide again. peace

hmmmm!

Where and in which State is APC demonstrating their Sportsmanship and planning a smooth hand-over of executive or legislative powers to PDP? In Rivers or Ekiti State?

Instead of APC leaders to advice Gov. Amaechi to constitute transition committee for smooth hand-over of Power in Rivers State to Wike, they went ahead to keep him busy by engaging him in Abuja.

If Amaechi won't cooperate with Nyesom Wike then why should President Jonathan? The President should cancel every engagement with the committee set up by APC and Buhari at National level until they learn to reciprocate.


Sore losers calling patriots and democrats names when they are a disgrace to democracy in Nigeria context.

M4gunners:
Nonsense you didn't what being here because you were not there to withness all these bul shit you are saying here.

You're still a kid

lol

oluwafemi113:




You're still a kid

I may be a kid but that doesn't stop for me for telling the so called adults truth.

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
Where and in which State is APC demonstrating their Sportsmanship and planning a smooth hand-over of executive or legislative powers to PDP? In Rivers or Ekiti State?

Instead of APC leaders to advice Gov. Amaechi to constitute transition committee for smooth hand-over of Power in Rivers State to Wike, they went ahead to keep him busy by engaging him in Abuja.

If Amaechi won't corporate with Nyesom Wike then why should President Jonathan? The President should cancel every engagement with the committee set up by APC and Buhari at National level until they learn to reciprocate.


Sore losers calling patriots and democrats names when they are a disgrace to democracy in Nigeria context.

pa ngwake please shut up

nerodenero:
Thank God Jonathan wont govern after May 29 but the question is 'would GMB & APC had accepted defeat if they had lost? APC doesn't strike me as one party that would have taken such a step to avoid crisis. We shall evaluate APC after 4years.

No party...I repeat, no party would concede defeat after being cheated out. Make no mistake, PDP didn't concede defeat because they were cheated out of power, they conceded because after having played all their cards to disenfranchise the people and steal their mandates, they still failed to win. They literally had no option but to concede! Even that concession came at an almost devastating cost. Remember Orubebe's inglorious tirade at the ICC? That they have conceded defeat doesn't mean we shouldn't continue to ask questions of the farce that characterised the SS and SE regions during the elections. I hope it is investigated, including the reports of child voting in the North so that a final death blow can be dealt to this perennial macabre affair we call elections in Nigeria.