…Says Jonathan, PDP  fought a good fight

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA – SENIOR Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe declared Saturday, that the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan and the party fought a good fight during the March 28 Presidential electon where the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari won the polls.

In a statement, Saturday, Okupe who congratulated the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, retd, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu over the outcome of the March 28 Presidential polls, said, “Let me congratulate Gen. Mohammed Buhari on his success at the 2015 Presidential Polls. I equally congratulate my friend and brother Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, the APC National Leader, and the leaders and members of the APC for this historic success.

“On our part, we have ran a good race and fought an intense and unrelenting battle from the beginning to the end. Sometimes in the course of defending our turf the engagements have been Knuckle-breaking and often outrightly vicious.

“The fight and contest for power from time immemorial has always been fierce and intense, it has never been a sport for the Lilly-livered or the faint hearted.”

He said that the Presidency is grateful to God that at the end, the good works of an outstanding President was finally recognized and accepted by a large number of Nigerians-Nationwide.”

Doyin Okupe

The Presidential aide who noted that inspite of Jonathan losing the election as a  very good, humble and great man of immense capacity,  said, I “believe that God must have approved it hence we accept it as gallant men of faith and as patriotic Nigerians and true Democrats.

“President Goodluck Jonathan has done once again an unprecedented act in Nigeria. As a seating President with immense powers at his disposal, he has respected the voice of the people and willingly and freely surrendered power.

“In a magnanimous manner common only amongst true Democrats, he accepted defeat and congratulated the winner even while the final collations were still on. President Jonathan by this singular act stands shoulder taller than most leaders of his generation and even those before his time.

“This was a character which some of us who were close to him saw and were prepared to serve and support him with all the Goodness and virtues God has deposited in us.