president Goodluck Jonathan said he would soon make public what happened in the
2015 general elections that led to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),losing the
presidency.
Jonathan stated this while receiving members of the Forum of
Ex-speakers of State Houses of Assembly, who visited him in Abuja on
Thursday.
He said no matter what anyone says, the PDP recorded several
achievement through the number of reforms its introduced and implemented in the
16 years it ruled the country.
According to him, “PDP is
still the strongest party. We know the reason we lost elections.
“People
maybe writing left and right, at the appropriate time, some of these things
would be properly addressed because of history.
“There are certain things you
don’t write now because it would be misunderstood as if you are playing
politics.
“After some years, five, six or eight years, when the
beneficiaries have left, you can state it in written and people will not fight
with you.”
Speaking on the anti-corruption war, Jonathan urged members of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to be intimidated by the manner it is
currently being prosecuted in the country.
The former President said the
issue of corruption in the country is worrisome, noting that there is need to
combat it.
However, he noted that approach in the fight against
corruption is also very important.
Jonathan said : “There are stories of
corruption. I say this will always be there because if you read the statement of
the organizers of the first military coup, their statement was attributed to
corruption.
“It will continue to be, but one day we will get out of it. Most
nations passed through this stage of life.
“The only thing I plead of you
is not to politicize certain basic things. Issues of corruption, yes, it is
worrisome. Nobody will encourage it.
“The society must come up with
reform to reduce it, if you cannot eliminate it totally. No Society is 100 per
cent free of some of these vices but the approach you go about it is
key.
“You may approach it in a way that it will become detrimental to the
society. It should be done in a way that will enhance the development of the
nation. So we encourage people to do well.”
