I Hope Patience Won't Divorce Me For Conceding Defeat - Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has compared his unpopularity based on his 'decisions' to that of the last apartheid ruler of South Africa, F W De Clerk, whose wife divorced him after taking the decision to abolish minority rule expressing hope that his wife, Patience Jonathan, would not divorce him.

"When F.W. De Clerk took the decision to abolish minority rule in South Africa, even his wife divorced him. I hope my wife will not divorce me. But that is the only decision that has made South Africa to still remain a global player by this time. If we still had that minority rule there, by this time, nobody will be talking about South Africa,” he said.

Mr. Jonathan, then said he hoped his wife, Patience Jonathan, would not desert him for accepting defeat in the election, to which she replied "Nooooo" which evoked an applause from worshippers at the church. The event was the first public one for the First Lady since her husband lost and accepted defeat in the elections.

Despite expecting to lose friends and to be persecuted, Mr. Jonathan, however, said he is leaving office a fulfilled man.

He thanked Nigerians and Bayelsa residents for granting him the opportunity to serve in elective positions.

“When I look at the whole picture of my life up to when I became the President of this country. And 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 I 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,” he said.

The President thanked Nigerians for their support and urged the church and other religious groups to pray for the success of the incoming administration, stating that what matters is not the person in charge of government, but the dividends of democracy.

Mr. Jonathan said he believed majority of Nigerians still support the actions he took while in office.

“We are happy the ordinary people appreciate what we did and that is most important,” he said. “It’s not what the elite or the privileged few talk or say about you but what the majority of the Nigerian public think about your actions and inactions that matter. We came to Abuja peacefully and we are returning peacefully.

“I thank the church and Nigerians because they stood by us at our most difficult times.

“Even for the election, we had people who supported us all over the country but things went the way they did because God wanted it that way for a purpose.”

The president called for more prayers for Nigeria saying “we will continue to pray for the peace of the country and for the success of the incoming administration. When the country is in good shape, people benefit. When things are going well, people are happy.

“You don’t need to know Mr. President or Mr. Governor. The issue is not about Jonathan or Buhari or any other person. The issue is how the government functions. Stability, buoyant economy that will enable Nigeria to move forward and live happily is all I am interested in. That is our interest, that is my prayer point. All religious groups should pray for the country.”

Source: Premium Times

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