President Goodluck Jonathan has said he isn’t surprised that friends
and associates reduce when a government is going out of office.
The president stated this at the 5th presidential prayer breakfast
which held today at the Banquet Hall of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa
in Abuja.
In his words, Jonathan said, “Today, I expected a very low
turn-out because in most cases, when a government is going, people
reduce. You will notice that even the Aso Villa Chapel, the number of
people that will be coming become less and less. But when I came in, I
noticed that this whole hall is filled up. So, I’ve to sincerely thank
all of you. We’re all here because we believe in the power of prayers in
nation building. The essence of the presidential prayer breakfast is to
call on all Nigerians to come together and pray.
“For us to build Nigeria, we need these prayers. This should
be captioned presidential breakfast prayer comprising all aspects of
prayers for us to rebuild our nation. Yes we have challenges as a
nation, but every other nation passes through challenges. I remember in
2009 when I visited the Nordic countries, they told me they were
celebrating 200 years of peace that has enabled them to develop. Nigeria
was 49 years old as an independent nation in 2009″, he told the
gathering comprising former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) and
former Head of the Interim National Government Chief Ernest Shonekan.
