Through His Patriotic Zeal, He Shamed Prophets of Doom - Buhari Sings Jonathan's Praises at Leadership Awards

Posted by Odinaka on Thu 06th Oct, 2016 - tori.ng

President Muhammadu Buhari who received "The Leadership Person of Year" award alongside Goodluck Jonathan, and Attahiru Jega, says his predecessor contributed to the success of the 2015 general election.

While speaking at The Leadership award ceremony in Abuja on Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari, once again stated that his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, contributed to the success of the 2015 general election.

Earlier today, one of Nigeria's leading newspaper, The Leadership, honoured the president with the 'Leadership Person of Year' award alongside Goodluck Jonathan, and former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega.

Speaking after he was honoured, President said;

“I am most delighted to be part of this occasion organised by the Leadership Newspapers Group to honour Nigerians who have excelled in their chosen fields of endeavour.

“Let me hasten to congratulate my joint award winners, my predecessor, His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR and Professor Attahiru Jega, the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, as ‘Leadership Person of the Year.’

“The events of 2015, which the Leadership newspaper has chosen to bring to the fore today, marked a watershed in the political history of our country.

“Those of us who were participating actors in the elections were led by the higher ideal of the future of our great country and the well-being of our people rather than the mere desire of politicians to win elections.

"It is therefore our commitment to this ideal, the patriotic zeal of President Jonathan, the impartiality of the electoral umpire, INEC, and exemplary conduct of the political parties, foreign pressure and other actors that we collectively disappointed the prophets of doom who had predicted the disintegration of the country after the 2015 general election.”

According to TheCable News, the president said further that Nigeria's democracy had been strengthened by the outcome of the 2015 election “as our people now have more faith in the electoral system in the sense that their votes would count when choosing political leaders at various levels.”

“We, the political class, should build on the experience of the 2015 election to nurture our democracy,” he said.