PRESIDENT JONATHAN ACTUALLY PRAYED FOR A TURBULENT ADMINISTRATION
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| PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN |
Only a few people are actually aware of the fact that the President of Nigeria Dr. Ebele Goodluck Jonathan had actually prayed for a turbulent administration on July 14, 2011 at the swearing for the then newly appointed Ministers.
Jonathan had said hard times await the new ministers as Nigerians, in their quest for the transformation of the economy, would mount pressure on them, stressing that 'there will difficult decisions and moments'.
He said 'the task ahead is not going to be an easy one. Remember the words of the late Tai Solarin, in a January 1, 1964 essay: 'May your road be rough,' he said. 'I am not cursing you; I am wishing you what I wish myself every year’.
I therefore repeat, may you have a hard time this year, may there be plenty of troubles for you this year! If you are not so sure what you should say back, why not just say, same on you? I ask no more! Obviously the road ahead of us may be rough, but with sincere and purposeful leadership, we will surely succeed in transforming this country.
Everything will be done to provide an enabling environment for you to be able to function efficiently. I will also personally ensure that we remain focused as a team, and that the confidence that the people repose in us, is not taken for granted'.
He went further to say 'There will be difficult decisions and tough moments ahead but we must, through our efforts, show that we are prepared to work in the best way to focus on the people's aspirations.
Sensing their discomfort then, the president reassured them saying that: “I am not cursing you; I am wishing you what I wish myself every year. I therefore repeat, May you have a hard time this year, may there be plenty of troubles for you this year!” Ha!
While other past heads of government would wish new appointees good luck after the usual tough talk, President Jonathan did it differently by invoking the prayers of the late Tai Solarin in a poem (May your days be rough-January 1, 1964)
As people were filing out of the Council Chamber after the ceremony, many were repeating the words to one another, with each one rejecting them either in the name of ‘Allah subhannahu wata-Allah’ or in ‘Jesus name’! They included the ministers just sworn-in and who were the recipients of the ‘curses.’
"Is this a prayer or a curse?" a very senior government officials asked no one in particular.
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| TAI SOLARIN |
can you IMAGINE?!...what kind of Man is this!this is the wrongest Man for Nigeria.Mr Gboyega,Weldone.
ReplyDeleteThanks
ReplyDeleteQuite revealing. Thanks for the knowledge....but I still can't open my mouth and judge the president. I'll still take him as the right man to lead till his tenure is over. No man can reach where he has just by luck.
ReplyDeleteI doubt if he even qualifies to even rule a ward as he has proven himself so in the last one year or more. As we as a nation has never been in a state s pathetic as this before
DeleteHumm,the end i think justify the means, may be the president wants the ministers to know that occupying such offices is not a tea party or fun fare.
ReplyDeleteI guess that was the message he was trying to convene.but he could have concluded it with a prayer now
DeleteThere is no video footage to back up your claims, nor was it referenced. Until you present tangible facts! I would classsify this criticism as baseless and destructive.
ReplyDeleteIt is contained in numerous national daily prints published around the period of the event with most of them using the caption "May your road be rough-By President Jonathan" and the Federal Government not denying it.
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