President Goodluck
Jonathan on Sunday appealed to Nigerians to pray for the incoming government of
Muhammadu Buhari more than they should do for him.
He said the incoming
government needed more prayers now because any decision taken by its officials
would have a lasting effect on the nation while he would only be taking
personal decisions henceforth.
Jonathan spoke at the
2015 presidential thanksgiving and inauguration interdenominational church
service held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja.
The President told the
congregation that included the Vice President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and
his wife, Dolapo, that the dreams of the nation’s founding fathers could not be
achieved without the help of God.
Jonathan who was
ushered into the altar with the song “On the solid rock I stand,” still pleaded
with Nigerians to continue to remember him and his family in prayers.
He said, “I thank you
for your support. I call on you to pray for us who are leaving, because today
is the last day I will speak with you in this place as the President of
Nigeria. If I have the opportunity of standing here again, I will be speaking
as a former President.
“Pray for me, my wife
and family, members of my government, ministers and others as we leave.
“But you should even
pray more for the incoming government because we are leaving, probably to go
and manage our private businesses. They are coming in to manage the whole
country, so they require more prayer.
“I am leaving and will
be taking decisions that will be affecting me. If they do any mistake, it will
affect the whole nation. So I call on you to pray for this incoming government
for them to succeed. All we want for this nation is good governance, unity and
peace.
“We can’t achieve these
without the help of God.”
Jonathan said the
nation had reasons to be grateful to God because it was not doing badly despite
its challenges when compared to other nations.
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