Jonathan, A Rare African Statesman – Danjuma

Thereafter, Danjuma in an interview with
reporters praised President Jonathan for
pulling the nation back from the precipice by
conceding defeat in good time. Jonathan's
action, he added, was in contrast to that of de­
ceased Igbo leader and head of the defunct
Biafra Republic, Dim Emeka Odumegwu
Ojukwu.
Danjuma said that by conceding defeat in the
March 28 presidential election to General
Muhammad Buhari of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), Jonathan had set a record in
statesmanship in Nigeria. He urged Africa and
the world to emulate the outgoing president.
He said that if Odumegwu-Ojukwu had done
the same thing after the fall of Enugu, the
nation would have been saved further
bloodshed of the civil war.
His words: "The outcome of the election and
the manner in which President Jonathan con­
ceded victory to Buhari, is un-African, it is very
important in the history of Africa. "If Ojukwu
did the same after the fall of Enugu, if he had
conceded victory to the federal troops, he
would have saved the nation one full year of
bloodshed.
"President Jonathan has set a history, a record
as something to be emulated by the rest of
Africa and indeed the whole world. It's an
excellent thing he did." Jonathan thanked his
host for fatherly support during the election.