The National Peace Committee, which closely monitored proceedings of the 2015 presidential elections, has given graphic details of the events leading to the historic concession by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The committee, headed by Former Head of State, General Abdusalami Abubakar, gave the details in its report presented in Abuja last week.
The committee’s report did not indicate that any of the presidential aides or ministers prevailed on the former president to make the historic concession.
It also stated that the committee did not put pressure on Jonathan to concede the election.
Earlier accounts of the election had indicated that some ministers and presidential aides played roles in prompting Jonathan to make the concession.
Jonathan’s book, My Transition Hours, also indicated that the decision by the former president to concede to President MuhammaduBuhari was a…
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