Former Nigeria president, Goodluck Joanthan has claimed that former Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected to the then opposition All Progressive Congress (APC), because they were “blinded by ambition” and a barrage of “fake news”, cost him his bid to be re-elected for a second term in office.

Jonathan made the claim in a book about his tenure in office titled: “My Transition Hours” which was launched on Tuesday.

The ex-president lost the election to incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari, with just over 2.5 million votes.

He also blamed northern leaders who wanted power returned to their region for sabotaging his reelection bid.

“This time around, there were governors who were rounding off their eight years tenure and were blinded by ambition.

“Some governors wanted to be Vice President whilst others strived to be the President. If I contested none could realise his ambition. This muffled implosion would fully manifest in the buildup to the 2015, which each ship-jumper calculating how much he or she would take from the PDP or the most opportune moment to cause maximum damage and based on that, plot their exit.

“As they jumped ship in preparation for the 2015 elections, only very few of this lots, if any at all, bothered about what the PDP did or did not do in terms of delivering our campaign promises. Their opposition to my re-election was principally driven by personal ambition. They therefore played up the issue of where I come from and the faith, I professed to fuel their burning ambition. My performance mattered quite little, if it mattered at all,” Jonathan wrote.

http://www.ebiscoo.com/78/jonathan-reveals-governors-who-caused-his-defeat-to-buhari#144

......... in the case of the norther leaders you only played a fool trusting them.
never blame those governors for being ambitious, every man reserve the right for life pursuit.

U are a good man, only that u refuse to sign UNEP report for Ogonis claiming Ken Sara Wiwa never gave u scholarship.

They therefore played up the issue of where I come from and the faith, I professed to fuel their burning ambition. My performance mattered quite little, if it mattered at all,” Jonathan wrote.

Live Long Sir. Your enemies go die b4 you.

2015 was never about Nigeria to the defectors (FACT)

But please don't take away the fact that you were so inept that anyone (Salisu the fisherman from Kogi) could have replaced you as President and would not have performed any worse. You had a kleptocratic government with RAGTAG army that could have gotten ran over by the Chadian forces. You had a VP who was the poster boy for the deaf and the dumb cus he never talks. You were going down so fast that nothing was going to control the slope, not even voters fraud and suppression in states elections prior to the 2015 Presidential election.

You are simply a true democrat

Man of the people

God bless you sir .

Eyah, the thing really PAINED GEJ. He had every opportunity to write his name in Gold, but he surrounded himself with thieves. Who teamed up with him and looted this Country dry.

Na Jubril a.k.a Buhari dey reign now.

EmirAbj:
As We Did As Good Nigerians By Sending You Back To Otuoke So Shall We Do Again By Sending Buhari/Jubril Back To Daura/Sudan...

Empty Barrel with what,voters card you no get,or you think there is a special type of tree leaf that you would pluck and use to vote?

blacknp:
Empty Barrel with what,voters card you no get,or you think there is a special type of tree leaf that you would pluck and use to vote?

I have bin voting before you were born... And I will continue voting till Nigeria is great, Or you wanna see my PVC

Almaiga:
Eyah, the thing really PAINED GEJ. He had every opportunity to write his name in Gold, but he surrounded himself with thieves. Who teamed up with him and looted this Country dry.

Na Jubril a.k.a Buhari dey reign now.

Hehehe... GEJ's name is written not only in gold...but in the best parts of African history not just Nigerian history.

GEJ has always been spineless. And that was why we voted for the Vegetable in power.

I thought he grew some balls over the years but then I'm wrong again.