Sokoto PDP Guber Candidate Hails Jonathan"
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Senator Abdallah Wali, on Thursday lauded President Goodluck Jonathan, for exhibiting the spirit of sportsmanship by conceding defeat and congratulating the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd).
This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of the party in the state, Alhaji Sanusi Danmulki, a copy of which was made available to THISDAY in Sokoto.
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Senator Abdallah Wali, on Thursday lauded President Goodluck Jonathan, for exhibiting the spirit of sportsmanship by conceding defeat and congratulating the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd).
This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of the party in the state, Alhaji Sanusi Danmulki, a copy of which was made available to THISDAY in Sokoto.
According to the statement, it was uncommon in Africa and many parts
of the world for a sitting president to not only lose an election but
accept loss in good
faith and congratulate the winner.
The statement noted that with that singular action, Jonathan had proved himself a true democrat whose action ought to be emulated by all Nigerians and African politicians.
“Jonathan’s congratulations to Buhari has done so much to douse tension in the country and has averted the country’s drift into crises,’’ the statement read.
It emphasised that the action of the president was in line with his statement that his ambition was not worth the blood of a single Nigerian.
The statement to this end, commended the people of the state for the large turnout in the general election.
He called on the people of the state to consider the outcome of the election as the will of God and re-strategise for the forthcoming governorship election.
“The people of Sokoto should consider and elect the right personality to lead them as a governor based on integrity, past antecedents and not necessarily from the party he comes from,” he stated.
The statement added that it was only by doing so that the myriad of problems bedeviling the state would be solved.
faith and congratulate the winner.
The statement noted that with that singular action, Jonathan had proved himself a true democrat whose action ought to be emulated by all Nigerians and African politicians.
“Jonathan’s congratulations to Buhari has done so much to douse tension in the country and has averted the country’s drift into crises,’’ the statement read.
It emphasised that the action of the president was in line with his statement that his ambition was not worth the blood of a single Nigerian.
The statement to this end, commended the people of the state for the large turnout in the general election.
He called on the people of the state to consider the outcome of the election as the will of God and re-strategise for the forthcoming governorship election.
“The people of Sokoto should consider and elect the right personality to lead them as a governor based on integrity, past antecedents and not necessarily from the party he comes from,” he stated.
The statement added that it was only by doing so that the myriad of problems bedeviling the state would be solved.
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