Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has replied his critics who accused him
of handing over a nation at the verge of collapse to his successor, President
Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking with Friends of Africa Coalition at the Mayor’s office in New Jersey,
USA, and Jonathan recounted the achievements of his government to include
handing over a country that produced the richest man in Africa.
Jonathan said: “I am proud to say that while I took over a Nigeria that was
the second largest economy in Africa with a GDP of $270.5 billion in 2009, I
handed over a Nigeria that had grown to become the largest economy in Africa
and the 24th largest economy in the World with a GDP of $574 billion.
“I inherited a Nigeria in which the trains were not working, and handed
over a Nigeria in which citizens can safely travel by trains again. I inherited
a Nigeria that was a net importer of cement, and handed over a Nigeria that is
a net exporter of cement. In 2009 the richest Nigerian was the 5th richest man
in Africa, but I handed over a Nigeria that produced the richest man in
Africa.”
The former President stated that democracy will continue to grow in the
African continent if leaders value the process of elections more than the
product of the process.
Jonathan explained his reasons for handing over to his successor after
losing the 2015 Presidential election, stressing that he respected the will of
the people
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