 |
| Florence Ita-Giwa |
Former
Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa,
has revealed why ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, conceded last year’s
presidential election to Muhammadu Buhari, even before the results of the
elections were officially announced.
The
incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC),
defeated Jonathan, the candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking
with Daily Post in Lagos, Ita-Giwa revealed her chat with Jonathan after he
conceded defeat.
“I
called former President Jonathan and told him, ‘why not wait till the result is
declared before conceding?’
“This
was two minutes after he made the announcement.
“Responding,
he said, ‘Aunty, I already know what the outcome would be. I have done the
right thing. I am keeping to my word that no blood is worth my ambition.’
“I
said to him, ‘You are great indeed’. He thanked me for my call.
“I
don’t regret supporting him, but we thank God for the peace and unity of the
country.”
Ita-Giwa
also vowed that she would not leave the PDP, in spite of the series of
defections to the ruling APC by PDP members.
“You
can support the President without defecting to his party. Many are doing this
for what they can gain,” she said.
“I
remain in PDP but will support good policies of the present government.”
No comments:
Post a Comment