President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday hinted that he would speak on his experience as Nigeria’s President. Jonathan however did not say when that would be. He simply said he would do so “at the appropriate time”.
President Jonathan gave the hint when he was approached by State House correspondents for a chat at the end of the Good Friday Service organised by the Aso Villa Chapel. He said: “Don’t worry, I will talk to you at the appropriate time.”
The President was accompanied to the service that featured the Seven Words of Christ on the Cross by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and the Executive Secretary of the Christians Pilgrims Commission, John-Kennedy Okpara. Others at the service were the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Joan Ayo; the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, Ima Niboro; and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Power, Ambassador Godknows Igali.
The seven short exhortations that accompanied the seven lessons all centred on the sacrifice the preachers said Jonathan made to keep the county united. They compared Jonathan’s decision to concede defeat in last Saturday’s presidential election and congratulate the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, to the sacrifice Jesus Christ made to save mankind.
All the preachers commended the President for such a bold step. They also advised him to remain focused because his future is in the hands of God. “This man (Jonathan) said here that he is the most criticised President and he prophesied that by the time he will be leaving, he will be the most celebrated President.
That has come to pass with the way he is being celebrated worldwide for conceding defeat,” one of the clergymen who led intercessory prayers said. The service also featured renditions of special hymns as well as intercessory prayers for the President, for peace and for the country at large.
