Politicians who dont care for others should quit politics and go into personal business- Goodluck Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has said
politicians who care only about themselves should
quit politics and go into personal business.

According to a statement by his media aide,
Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan said this while speaking
at a press briefing in Lusaka, Zambia where he is
serving as the head of the African Union election
observer for the Zambian presidential election.
“Politicians going in for elective positions
should be open-minded about the outcome
because they can either win or lose. Politicians
who want to play meaningful roles in
governance should realize that it is not about
them. Those who care only about themselves
should quit politics and begin to manage
personal businesses. Our states are not private
enterprises. You cannot be interested in
governance without sufficient interest in the
affairs of the people. So the interest of the
country should come first as politicians tick
their priority boxes. This also requires
politicians to accept the outcome of genuine
elections because of the interest of the people.
You cannot instigate violence and mayhem on
the one hand and pretend that you are fighting
for the people on the other. It does not make
any sense to get involved in bloodshed, destroy
properties, frustrate businesses and collapse the
economy in order to win elections. Our advice is
to put public interest above other expectations
by accepting the results of elections”he said