Jonathan publicly conceded defeat to Buhari on March 31, a decision which was commended by local and foreign commentators. But, coming down to his so-called friends or political loyalist, all seems not to be the same as the president on sunday lamented how his close loyalists and friends deserted him since he accepted defeat during the presidential election. This is what he said during a farewell church service in Abuja; "Some hard decisions have their own costs. No doubt about that. It is a
very costly decision but I must be very ready to pay for it," "If you take certain decisions, you should know that people close to you
will even abandon you at some point. I tell people that more of my
so-called friends will disappear." He made it clear that he was not
surprised by the desertions or statements by his former loyalists,
adding that former South African president Frederik de Klerk faced a
similar situation when he decided to abolish minority rule in that
country.
He further stated how de Klerk's marriage to his wife, Marike, broke down after he took that decision.
"But
that is the only decision that made South Africa to still be a global
player. If by this time we still have minority rule in South africa,
nobody would have been talking about South Africa in the present
generation," he said.
He said
that ministers who served under him should brace themselves for
"persecution" following his loss and his decision to concede defeat.
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