President Goodluck Jonathan has said he
isn’t surprised that his friends and
associates had deserted him after losing his
re-election bid. He also noted that the
congregation numbers at the Aso Villa
Chapel has dwindled. The president stated
this at the 5th presidential prayer breakfast
which held yesterday at the Banquet Hall of
the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.
In his words, Jonathan said, “Today
(yesterday), 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.”
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