I felt like the world was against me when I lost election in 2015 – Former President, Goodluck Jonathan
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan shared his emotional experience following his defeat in the 2015 election.
He spoke at the inaugural Raymond Dokpesi Annual Diamond Lecture in Abuja on Friday, October 25. Organized by Daar Communications and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, the event honored the late media mogul Raymond Dokpesi, who passed away in May 2023.
“It is not easy to lose an election as a president. You will think the whole world is against you,” he remarked. In the 2015 election, he sought a second term on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but was defeated by Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), making him the first sitting Nigerian president to lose a re-election bid, he said
“Dokpesi invited me before I handed over. I remember what he said to me when I lost the election… After I listened to all the conversations, he congratulated me and encouraged me to look beyond the election.” Jonathan said Dokpesi’s counsel not only assisted with the impending transition but also provided him with spiritual strength for his new life as a private citizen.
