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Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari, and was the first incumbent president in Nigerian history to concede defeat in an election.
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My political ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian.
Being a Nigerian is a blessing (and) a great responsibility.
African renaissance remains an unfinished business, but the work that remains should not stop us from focusing on new priorities and challenges.
Terrorism has no conscience and spares no one.
I believe in the politics of give and take.
In the comfort of our offices, let us not forget that majority of our people live below the poverty line.
Where there is no opportunity for one man one vote, there will be no accountability and no responsibility.
I can tell you very clearly that violence will not break out because of my interests. I can tell you very clearly.
Separation of power is not separation of government.
Peace and security are the barest irreducible conditions for social and economic development.
Nigeria is a nation of resilient people. We will never yield to the forces of darkness. Nigeria will never ever, disintegrate.
Our unity is firm, our purpose strong, our determination unshakable.
The dark patches in the Niger Delta will give way to light.
As we strive to advance our democratic development, there will be times when our will shall be tested, our patience provoked and our belief questioned.
The air of freedom we breathe today is the result of the sacrifices of thousands of pro-democracy activists, human rights campaigners and others who organised as civil society.
No minister will be allowed to go on a mission of endless search for solutions.
The time of lamentation is over. This is the era of transformation. This is the time for action.
Our founding fathers… did not dream of a country where neighbours and friends would exchange bullets in place of handshakes.
We must develop a democratic culture in which the will of the people will be treated as sacred and be immune to subversion by anti-democratic elements.
On the football field, nobody cares who scores for Nigeria. You can be a Musa or a Moses; you can be a Christopher or a Mustapha, nobody cares.
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