President Jonathan and his Wife, Patience at the Church farewell thanksgiving today |
Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan,
Sunday, expressed fears that his wife
might divorce him because of his decision to allow the just concluded election
go on to its logical conclusion without
interference.
Speaking at a thanksgiving and farewell
service in his honour at the Cathedral Church of the Advent Life-Camp,
Gwarinpa, Abuja, President Jonathan
cited the case of the former South African Apartheid leader, F.W de Klerk whose wife divorced him for
ending minority rule in South Africa.
President Jonathan who expressed
appreciation to Nigerians for giving him
the opportunity to serve at various capacities reiterated his willingness to
make the ultimate sacrifice in the interest of the Nation. He said: “I believe
there are reasons for everything. Some hard decisions have their own cost. That
I have ran the government this way that stabilized certain things, the electoral process and other things that
brought stability into this country. They were very costly decisions which I
must be ready to pay for.
“Some people come to me and say this or
that person, is he not your friend? Is it not your government that this person
benefited from? But this is what the person is saying. But I used to say, worse statements will come. If you take
certain decisions, you should know that those close to you will even abandon
you at some point. And I tell them that more of my so-called friends will
disappear. When F.W de Klerk took the decision to abolish minority rule in RSA,
even his wife divorced him. I hope my wife will not divorce me. But that is the
only decision that has made RSA to still remain a global player. If we still
had minority rule there, by this time, nobody will be talking about RSA. “If
you take certain decisions, it might be good for the generality of the people
but it might affect people differently. So for ministers and aides who served
with me, I sympathize with them, they will be persecuted. And they must be
ready for that persecution” he said.
While
expressing appreciation to God for what he has done for him and his
family, President Jonathan said he had all the reason to thank God.
“Very few
of those in my age brackets have been that lucky. All through my
education were
on government scholarships. I have not suffered lack, not because I’m
hard-working but by God’s grace. “When I look at the whole picture of my
life
up to when I became the president of this country. I say that if
soldiers and police officers that have not
received 0.5 per cent of the benefits that I have received from the
state can lay their lives for this country, I should do anything in
the interest of Nigeria
including paying the supreme price. “As long as live, I will continue to
do my
best for the state because the state has helped me as a person.
“I have to thank Nigerians especially,
my state for giving me the opportunity to serve as deputy governor, and the
whole country gave me the opportunity to serve as Vice President and then
President, first was to complete the tenure of the late president and later serve
as president from which I am exiting now as a very happy and fulfilled man”. Speaking
on his decision to concede defeat which he said did not go down well with some
of his ministers and associates, President Jonathan noted that the most
important thing is that “the ordinary people appreciate what we did.”
(Vanguard)
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