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Jonathan Seeks Prayers from Nigerians

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Jonathan seeks prayers for Buhari
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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.
He reiterated his position that he could not have claimed to be perfect, admitting that he could have taken wrong decisions in one way or the other.
He however expressed delight that the nation did not disintegrate under his watch.

He again congratulated Osinbajo and his wife, and wished them a successful tenure.

Source: PUNCH
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