Jonathan, who was the hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP lost to President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC on March 31st 2015, denoting the first run through a resistance party wins a race in Nigeria.
In his book, 'My Transition Hours' propelled in Abuja on Tuesday, Jonathan composed;
"Oddly enough, the INEC had possessed the capacity to accomplish close 100% appropriation of Permanent Voter Cards in the North, including the North East, which was under attack with Boko Haram uprising however neglected to record a comparative dimension of dissemination in the South which was moderately more tranquil,".
"Internet based life was loaded up with all way of stories, pictures and recordings. I had settled in my mind that I was not going to be the sitting president bringing up these infractions and denouncing the restriction and the very INEC I reinforced.
"The world saw my difficulty at the surveying unit in my locale in Bayelsa State, where the card peruser declined my PVC even after we attempted more than once amid accreditation.
"What's more, it was the equivalent with my significant other and my mom. It was a minute that uncovered the weaknesses of INEC".
Mr Jonathan said despite the fact that he yielded crush in view of individual standards he had long held, he was significantly more aware of past expectations of the United States insight that Nigeria would break separated.
"I realized what was coming the day preceding I called General Muhammadu Buhari. I had covers the surveys around the nation. It was clear the outcomes were not going to support me. There were arrangement of issues with card perusers, coming about because of far reaching specialized hitches prompting the non-uniform application all through the nation.
"Notwithstanding, I was heading towards harmony. Halting the race on casting a ballot day would have been similar to exploding a nuclear bomb," he said.
Mr Jonathan said soon after he completed the process of casting a ballot on March 28, he left Bayelsa for Abuja to screen whatever is left of the activity from March 29 until the point that he made concession approach March 31.
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