jmoore:
One thing that is worth emulating is the humble acceptance of defeat by Jonathan.

jmoore:
Nothing is permanent.

One thing that is worth emulating by Presidential candidates is the humble acceptance of defeat by Jonathan.

Seun:
President Jonathan lost because he did not address the issues that people have with him, but his opponent General Buhari did that:

- GEJ's wife was said to be disgracing the country with her utterances. She was not given any training to improve her diction & grammar.
- GMB was said to be a hard unsmiling man. He started sharing pictures of himself smiling and showing off his beautiful wife and daughters.

- GEJ was said to be soft on corruption. Yet till the very end, he never tried to convince Nigerians that he's serious about fighting corruption.
- GMB was accused of wanting to jail everybody. So he said that he will "draw a line" on May 29th and only go after people who remain corrupt.

- GEJ was accused of not caring about the plight of the victims of Boko Haram. Yet he refused to get serious about it until the last 6 weeks.
- GMB was said to be a religious fundamentalist & tribalist. So he merged his party with Tinubu's party and picked a pastor as running mate.

-GMB was said to be an old, frail, sick man. So he went to visit some super doctors in the UK and they serviced his engines thoroughly.
- GEJ recognized that his people were not doing a good job of managing his public image. Yet he never replaced them with better people.

In short, GEJ didn't listen to the people. He did not address their concerns. We can say that some people misled him or failed him, and we would be right, but a good leader surrounds himself with the right people. A good leader appoints people who can do a good job for him.

Seun:
President Jonathan lost because he did not address the issues that people have with him, but his opponent General Buhari did that:

- GEJ's wife was said to be disgracing the country with her utterances. She was not given any training to improve her diction & grammar.
- GMB was said to be a hard unsmiling man. He started sharing pictures of himself smiling and showing off his beautiful wife and daughters.

- GEJ was said to be soft on corruption. Yet till the very end, he never tried to convince Nigerians that he's serious about fighting corruption.
- GMB was accused of wanting to jail everybody. So he said that he will "draw a line" on May 29th and only go after people who remain corrupt.

- GEJ was accused of not caring about the plight of the victims of Boko Haram. Yet he refused to get serious about it until the last 6 weeks.
- GMB was said to be a religious fundamentalist & tribalist. So he merged his party with Tinubu's party and picked a pastor as running mate.

- GMB was said to be an old, frail, sick man. So he went to visit some super doctors in the UK and they serviced his engines thoroughly.
- GEJ recognized that his people were not doing a good job of managing his public image. Yet he never replaced them with better people.

In short, GEJ didn't listen to the people. He did not address their concerns. We can say that some people misled him or failed him, and we would be right, but a good leader surrounds himself with the right people. A good leader appoints people who can do a good job for him.

Horus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgttbRRYZ0s

[size=15pt]Patience Jonathan Speech after Buhari Victory[/size]

Seun:
President Jonathan lost because he did not address the issues that people have with him, but his opponent General Buhari did that:

- GEJ's wife was said to be disgracing the country with her utterances. She was not given any training to improve her diction & grammar.
- GMB was said to be a hard unsmiling man. He started sharing pictures of himself smiling and showing off his beautiful wife and daughters.

- GEJ was said to be soft on corruption. Yet till the very end, he never convinced Nigerians that he's serious about fighting corruption.
- GMB was accused of wanting to jail everybody. So he said that he will "draw a line" on May 29th and only go after people who remain corrupt.

- GEJ was accused of not caring about the plight of the victims of Boko Haram. Yet he refused to get serious about it until the last 6 weeks.
- GMB was said to be a religious fundamentalist & tribalist. So he merged his party with Tinubu's party and picked a pastor as running mate.

- GEJ recognized that his people were not doing a good job of managing his public image. Yet he never replaced them with better people.
- GMB was said to be an old, frail, sick man. So he went to visit some super doctors in the UK and they serviced his engines superbly.

In short, GEJ didn't listen to the people. He did not address their concerns. We can say that some people misled him or failed him, and we would be right, but a good leader surrounds himself with the right people. A good leader appoints people who can do a good job for him.

Seun:
President Jonathan lost because he did not address the issues that people have with him, but his opponent General Buhari did that:

- GEJ's wife was said to be disgracing the country with her utterances. She was not given any training to improve her diction & grammar.
- GMB was said to be a hard unsmiling man. He started sharing pictures of himself smiling and showing off his beautiful wife and daughters.

- GEJ was said to be soft on corruption. Yet till the very end, he never convinced Nigerians that he's serious about fighting corruption.
- GMB was accused of wanting to jail everybody. So he said that he will "draw a line" on May 29th and only go after people who remain corrupt.

- GEJ was accused of not caring about the plight of the victims of Boko Haram. Yet he refused to get serious about it until the last 6 weeks.
- GMB was said to be a religious fundamentalist & tribalist. So he merged his party with Tinubu's party and picked a pastor as running mate.

- GEJ recognized that his people were not doing a good job of managing his public image. Yet he never replaced them with better people.
- GMB was said to be an old, frail, sick man. So he went to visit some super doctors in the UK and they serviced his engines superbly.

In short, GEJ didn't listen to the people. He did not address their concerns. We can say that some people misled him or failed him, and we would be right, but a good leader surrounds himself with the right people. A good leader appoints people who can do a good job for him.

Seun:

- GEJ was accused of not caring about the plight of the victims of Boko Haram. Yet he refused to get serious about it until the last 6 weeks.

Sign agreement on no more killings, I will withdraw JTF, Jonathan to Borno elders
March 09, 2013







PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Maiduguri, accused Borno State Elders of playing to the gallary over the activities of Boko Haram Islamic sect insurgency in the state, describing the situation as unfortunate.

Jonathan spoke during an interactive session with Borno State stakeholders at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Government House Maiduguri, in continuation of his two- day working visit to Borno and Yobe States, the epicentres of Boko Haram.

He was responding to requests by the Elders for the Federal Government to grant amnesty to the sect members as well as withdraw the military Joint Task Force, JTF from Maiduguri and other areas in the state during the second day of his working visit to Borno State..

President Jonathan lamented that none of the elders in the state had publicly condemned the killings and bombings being carried out by the sect members and advised them to put their ‘’house in order,’’ by talking to their children who had been causing havoc in the country to drop their arms against the country.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/03/sign-agreement-on-no-more-killings-i-will-withdraw-jtf-jonathan-to-borno-elders/#sthash.0kJT6aMl.dpuf

Buhari faults crackdown on Boko Haram
JUNE 3, 2013

Presidential candidate for the Congress for Progressive Change in the 2011 Presidential election, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has frowned on the emergency rule in parts of the North. He alleged that innocent civilians were being killed in the states.

Buhari speaking during a Liberty FM Hausa Service Programme, Guest of the Week, on Sunday in Kaduna said that Boko Haram members were being killed and their houses demolished unlike the “special treatment” given to the Niger Delta militants by the Federal Government.

More from: http://www.punchng.com/news/joining-apc-not-about-2015-presidency-buhari/

jamael:

In my own Opinion, PDP lost because of the following;
1. Splitting of the party. The aggrieved governors pulled more than 2 million votes for APC. Their grievances should have been settled earlier as even Tukur's state was won by APC.
2. Use of power instead of Brain. Their campaign strategy was more of money and less of sense. Money is good but there are certain things it don't buy. Arthur Eze will attest to this fact.
3. Losing the social media. The vast majority of the teeming population in Nigeria make use of the media. The election was over ever since words like 'clueless' and "daft" were used to describe Jonathan.
4. Playing the opposition instead of making APC work at any pace they (PDP) set, APC became the pace setter for the ruling party.

Jonathan is a gentle man that was ruling a not so gentle country.

Seun:
President Jonathan lost because he did not address the issues that people have with him, but his opponent General Buhari did that:

- GEJ's wife was said to be disgracing the country with her utterances. She was not given any training to improve her diction & grammar.
- GMB was said to be a hard unsmiling man. He started sharing pictures of himself smiling and showing off his beautiful wife and daughters.

- GEJ was said to be soft on corruption. Yet till the very end, he never convinced Nigerians that he's serious about fighting corruption.
- GMB was accused of wanting to jail everybody. So he said that he will "draw a line" on May 29th and only go after people who remain corrupt.

- GEJ was accused of not caring about the plight of the victims of Boko Haram. Yet he refused to get serious about it until the last 6 weeks.
- GMB was said to be a religious fundamentalist & tribalist. So he merged his party with Tinubu's party and picked a pastor as running mate.

- GEJ recognized that his people were not doing a good job of managing his public image. Yet he never replaced them with better people.
- GMB was said to be an old, frail, sick man. So he went to visit some super doctors in the UK and they serviced his engines superbly.

In short, GEJ didn't listen to the people. He did not address their concerns. We can say that some people misled him or failed him, and we would be right, but a good leader surrounds himself with the right people. A good leader appoints people who can do a good job for him.