President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said the results of the 2007 presidential election that produced the late President Umar Yar’Adua as the President embarrassed him in the international community as the Vice President.
He said because the election was presumed not to be fair, people kept asking him embarrassing questions when he travelled abroad despite that the Supreme Court had upheld the result.
He said it was at that point that he vowed that if he had the opportunity to oversee elections in Nigeria, he would do better than what was done in 2007.
Jonathan spoke while receiving the outcome of the National Stakeholders Forum on Electoral Reform by former President of the Senate, Ken Nnamani, who is the Chairman of Ken Nnamani Centre for Leadership and Development.
He also faulted a situation where restriction was being placed on campaign expenses, saying it was not practicable in reality.
He said, “I was embarrassed when the international observers complained that there were certain bridges (in the 2007 polls.)
“Even though after taking oath of office and the Supreme Court declared us winners, but each time one travelled abroad, people asked all kinds of questions that even got one angry.
“That was when I promised myself that if have an opportunity to oversee elections in Nigeria, no other President or Vice President should suffer that can kind of harassment by the international community.
“That is why the 2011 elections, even though I was candidate, I said nobody should manipulate elections for me. That my ambition and the fate of the country are two different things, the interest of the nation is much more superior than any other ambition and I kept faith with that.
“At least at the end of that elections, it was accepted by observers locally and internationally. And I promise that 2015 elections will be better.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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