The president, who spoke at the Christ Apostolic
Church, Area I, Durumi, Abuja where he joined other
worshippers for the last Sunday of the year service,
urged special prayers for politicians in the country,
whose utterances, he noted, was capable of setting
Nigeria ablaze.
“Next year is a tempting year for us. Election year in
Third World countries is always a turbulent year with all
kinds of predictions. I, however, believe that God who
brought us to this level will see us through,” Jonathan
said.
“All that I will request of you is to continue to pray for
us politicians, myself and other politicians from all
political parties, for God to guide us in our utterances
and what we do so that we will not sacrifice the lives of
Nigerians because of our ambitions.
“Nobody’s ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian.
Pray to God to give us that wisdom and mind to make
sure we conduct ourselves in a way that will not set the
country ablaze because of our personal ambitions,” he
said.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential
candidate also said that people occupying public offices
are just privileged, as there are several Nigerians who
are also qualified. This, he believes, should make
leaders conduct themselves in the right manner.
“There are so many good Nigerians that can hold the
offices we are occupying or aspiring to occupy, it is by
privilege of God that we are here in positions to ask for
the mandates of Nigerians.
“None of us should begin to think that he is the best
person to be anywhere from state houses of assembly
to the Presidency. There are a thousand and one
Nigerians that are super qualified more than those
people who are even aspiring to occupy offices.
“Pray for us that God should give us the wisdom to
conduct ourselves in a manner that at the end of the
day, this country will triumph,” he said.
Jonathan, while speaking further, noted that leadership
is all about service. According to him, anyone who truly
wants to serve will not encourage killing of opponents,
as is becoming commonplace in our country.
“The development of Nigeria is what all of us want. If
every aspirant has the mind to develop the people, then
you do not need to kill or maim people to get there. You
do not need to kill the people you want to develop in
order to get to the office you want except if you are
aspiring for that office for a different reason.
“If the idea is to help the people, grow the economy and
make the people happy, you won’t want to kill, you
won’t want to maim or burn down houses, vehicles and
property,” the president said.
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