Goodluck Jonathan

=== 2015 election ===
[[File:Incoming and Outgoing Nigerian Presidents Wave to Crowd Amid Peaceful Inaugural in Abuja.jpg|thumb|Outgoing President Jonathan in handshake with newly sworn in President Muhammadu Buhari at Eagle Square in Abuja, Nigeria, on 29 May 2015]]
{{Main|2015 Nigerian presidential election}}
Jonathan believed the APC's popularity was inflated, having made his view clear in an interview with [[TheCable|The Cable]], Nigeria's Independent Online Newspaper in 2015—just two days to the general elections. Jonathan said "I don't think Nigerians will make the mistake of voting for Buhari. Gen. Buhari, with due respect, is not the right option for Nigeria at this time. It is a gamble that is not worth taking. I may not be perfect as nobody is perfect. But I believe that come Saturday, the majority of Nigerian voters will choose me as the best candidate to lead the nation forward."<ref name="TheCable2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-interview-will-soon-see-apc-grossly-overrated-says-jonathan|title=EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: You will soon see that APC is grossly overrated, says Jonathan – TheCable|date=26 March 2015|work=TheCable|access-date=11 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427183842/https://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-interview-will-soon-see-apc-grossly-overrated-says-jonathan|archive-date=27 April 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

On 31 March 2015, Jonathan conceded the election to challenger [[Muhammadu Buhari]], who was sworn in to succeed him on 29 May 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/buharis-campaign-nigerias-president-has-conceded-defeat/ar-AAah1AN?ocid=ansnewsap11|title = Cabinet minister: Nigerian president concedes to Buhari|date = 31 March 2015|access-date = 31 March 2015|website = MSN News|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103033/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/buharis-campaign-nigerias-president-has-conceded-defeat/ar-AAah1AN?ocid=ansnewsap11|archive-date = 2 April 2015|url-status = live}}</ref> Jonathan said in a statement he issued on 31 March 2015 that "Nobody's ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian."<ref>{{cite web|first1=Isiaka|last1=Wakili|url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/nigeriavotes/88-fct/19742-jonathan-to-pdp-don-t-mourn-my-loss|title=Jonathan to PDP: Don't mourn my loss|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520073252/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/nigeriavotes/88-fct/19742-jonathan-to-pdp-don-t-mourn-my-loss|archive-date=20 May 2015|date=20 May 2015|website=Daily Trust|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>