"My Transition Hours" by Former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Excerpt:

 "My Transition Hours"

 

"I knew what was coming the day before I called General Muhammadu Buhari. I had reports on the polls around the country. It was clear the results were not going to favour me. Apparently, there were many instances of irregularities...

"Social media was filled with all manner of

stories, pictures and videos. I was settled in my mind that I was not going to be the sitting President pointing out these infractions and accusing the opposition and the very INEC I helped to strengthen. 

"However, I was heading towards peace. Stopping the election on voting day would have been like detonating an atomic bomb...  

"The country was tensed. I had to do something. I could no longer wait for the collation of the final results. The pressure on the country was palpable. In Lagos, people were ready to burst loose on the streets and in the North; the stage was set for envisaged violence. 

One of my party’s agents at the INEC National Collation Centre in Abuja, Elder Godsday Orubebe eventually got into a heated argument with the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega. 

That further raised the tension in the country. Everyone was expecting the worst.

I knew it was time to douse the tension..."