Outgoing President
Goodluck Jonathan has asked for forgiveness from Nigerians hurt directly or
indirectly by his actions during his tenure as Vice- President, acting
President and President.
He explained to
worshippers at a farewell service organised in his
honour at the Aso Villa Chapel in Abuja on Sunday, that those
actions were not deliberately done.
Jonathan pointed out
that there were times one would take a decision in the best interest of all but
friends and associates might not understand why.
The President said,
“Nothing is perfect; if you wait for perfection, you cannot achieve anything.
No system is perfect. Every human system has an element of imperfection.
“So, for the eight
years that I have been here as Vice-President, acting President and President,
I can say that no one is perfect.
“We have done certain
things that probably we shouldn’t have done, but we didn’t do them
deliberately.
“So, for those that we
offended, it was not deliberate; it was as a result of the exigencies of the
office.
“We plead that such
people should forgive us; I think we have done our best. You may do your own
best and your friends and associates may misunderstand you.”
Jonathan thanked God
and those who stood by him and his family in the last eight years, saying he
had every reason to be thankful.
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