I do not know much about sports, but I know what good sportsmanship is. Diego Maradona, the Argentine football shaman, was a great player, but he is not celebrated as much as Pele of Brazil. One fatal flaw detracts from Maradona’s genius – hubris.

Maradona is known to be a sore loser. He curses, barks and brawls in defeat. As a matter of fact, his ‘’legend’’ is stymied by his repulsive foibles and deportment.

Politics is like football. It is a game. One side wins and the other side loses. It should not have to be a hara-kiri – ‘’it is victory or death’’.

Nigeria has been good to Atiku Abubakar. He has thrived and flourished on the backs of the country. He was a former chief of customs; he was elected governor, and then, he became, perhaps, the most powerful vice-president in Nigeria. Atiku has seen it all, and he has had it all.

I had expected the former vice-president to react to the judgment of the Supreme Court, which dismissed his appeal against President Muhammadu Buhari’s election victory, as a statesman. I was disappointed by his barb.

He did a ‘’maradona bawl’’.

‘’The Nigerian judiciary, just like every estate of our realm, has been sabotaged and undermined by an overreaching and dictatorial cabal, who have undone almost all the democratic progress the Peoples Democratic Party and its administrations nurtured for sixteen years, up until 2015,” he said.

“Today, the nail has been put on the coffin and the gains we collectively made since 1999 are evaporating, and a requiem is at hand.’’

Really, even if the judiciary has been ‘’sabotaged’’ as he said, Atiku has been a beneficiary of the good, the bad and the ugly in this supposedly flawed institution.

I recall in 2007, the Supreme Court was on the ‘’side’’ of Atiku in his mortal combat with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The same court that Atiku vilifies today held that Obasanjo cannot declare his seat as vice-president vacant.

We are a nation in dire need of statesmen and not hangmen or agents of disruption. But I must contrast my view on Atiku’s bearings with the fact that Buhari would have said much worse or even done much worse if he had lost at the apex court.

When the president lost the 2011 election, he issued threats which led to an outbreak of violence across the north. I was in Kaduna at that time, and I witnessed the unrest — stoked by a man who has sponged off the country all his adult life.

There is victory in defeat.

President Jonathan conceded the 2015 election to Buhari before the final collation of results was done. He called Buhari to congratulate him on winning the election despite pressure from ‘’devious elves around the throne of power’’ to pervert the will of the people.

Really, no matter how some persons may try to trivialise what Jonathan did, defeat is a bitter pill to swallow. It takes strength of character to concede to another.

READ MORE: https://thebelltimesng.com/2019/11/03/what-atiku-can-learn-from-president-jonathan-in-defeat-by-fredrick-nwabufo/

Hmm

Yeah, but he don't wanna learn at all

uhmmm Jonathan is a rare leader. you see such leaders only once in a lifetime

Sm people are idiots. There is no correlation Jonathan’s election was 80% free and fair and that’s why he accepted defeat and congratulated the winner

To congratulate Buhari wud be a disservice to democracy and putting a stamp of approval on a poorly and disgracefully conducted election. Maybe 40% free and fair.

Buhari has won by hook or by crook let him continue and do his best to finish well.

Since Buhari has been the most mentioned name in Nigeria this past year, I think Oxford Dictionary should consider creating a space for him in the dictionary.
For example:
Buhari: /boo-ha-ree/ adjective: hard, difficult, painful , troublesome, harsh, wicked, liar, bad, thief.
.Verb: Buhari.
. Past Tense: Buharied
. Present Continuous: Buharying
. Present Perfect: Buharise
E.g:
... Some girls always like to buharise things,
.
... The test was Buharistic,
.
... I had a very Buharied week.
# Buhari: To complicate, make things worse, unbearable.
E.g:
... Please don't come and Buharificate issues here.
... The only way to reduce applicants is to Buharify the process.
... How was your exam? It was Buharific !!!

Abegi what's the next scam to get money from that man from Cameroon.... buncha thieves , awon technical advisers aye

Two different eras ... Nothing to learn in a police state or banana republic.

Foolish write up

Atikulate go tire

he never gives up, you will get it all some day @atiku

He GEJ conceded for peace,we all know Buhari is never a Democrat or else by now due to his statements dis country would have seen more monkey soak in blood than b4, GEJ looked at dey future and those who supported Buhari are now hiding in shame

Love them or hate them, neither Atiku nor Jonathan need lessons on good sportsmanship.



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he never gives up, you will get it all some day @atiku

.... Yes ! Just like how Buhari fought PDP for 16 years before Defeating them !

The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.” - Mahatma Ghandi

He Atiku allowed himself to be fooled by political gladiators, it was a battle he can’t win the most useless thing is that he approached it with crude and obsolete tool ( his prayers to court are baseless) calling for a battle and not having the tactics to beat your opponent is stupidity.
You rushed to a battle na death you called upon.

D b

Jonathan is the true hero of our democracy

1mrprolific7:
Since Buhari has been the most mentioned name in Nigeria this past year, I think Oxford Dictionary should consider creating a space for him in the dictionary.
For example:
Buhari: /boo-ha-ree/ adjective: hard, difficult, painful , troublesome, harsh, wicked, liar, bad, thief.
.Verb: Buhari.
. Past Tense: Buharied
. Present Continuous: Buharying
. Present Perfect: Buharise
E.g:
... Some girls always like to buharise things,
.
... The test was Buharistic,
.
... I had a very Buharied week.
# Buhari: To complicate, make things worse, unbearable.
E.g:
... Please don't come and Buharificate issues here.
... The only way to reduce applicants is to Buharify the process.
... How was your exam? It was Buharific !!!

Omo.... you bad gan.... ni. Stop buharising us pls...

1mrprolific7:
Since Buhari has been the most mentioned name in Nigeria this past year, I think Oxford Dictionary should consider creating a space for him in the dictionary.
For example:
Buhari: /boo-ha-ree/ adjective: hard, difficult, painful , troublesome, harsh, wicked, liar, bad, thief.
.Verb: Buhari.
. Past Tense: Buharied
. Present Continuous: Buharying
. Present Perfect: Buharise
E.g:
... Some girls always like to buharise things,
.
... The test was Buharistic,
.
... I had a very Buharied week.
# Buhari: To complicate, make things worse, unbearable.
E.g:
... Please don't come and Buharificate issues here.
... The only way to reduce applicants is to Buharify the process.
... How was your exam? It was Buharific !!!

in immhotep voice,.. What has been seen,...

But I must contrast my view on Atiku’s bearings with the fact that Buhari would have said much worse or even done much worse if he had lost at the apex court.

When the president lost the 2011 election, he issued threats which led to an outbreak of violence across the north.

I was in Kaduna at that time, and I witnessed the unrest — stoked by a man who has sponged off the country all his adult life.

I was going to type the above until I saw that the author already did.

Buhari and Atiku are birds of the same feather. They just don't flock together.

Both are criminals and despots unworthy of even becoming class captains.

But in nation where tribal and religious sentiments have overtaken common sense, they ended up as president and vice.

Everybody seem to be blaming Atiku for airing his mind,but no one wants to blame the judicial system for been biased and unfair

Gej had no option rather than conceding defeat. Had it been GEJ try anything rubbish he would have been given the GBAGBO treatment

Atiku is coming 2023..

There is a great difference between being defeated and being rigged out...

The two are separate scenarios