President Goodluck Jonathan has asked
Nigerians to endure the effects of the
current drop in global oil prices, saying
the nation will survive it.
Mr. Jonathan, while speaking at the Christ
Apostolic Church in Abuja on Sunday, said
the oil price drop is nothing compared to
2008 to 2009 when oil was sold for $40 per
barrel.
“Of course, if there is a drop in oil price, it
will affect us in one way or the other. We
tell our people to bear with us. It has
happened before in 2008, 2009 that was
almost about $40, we survived as a nation.
“This time, by all predictions, it will not
even go as low as that, we will surely
survive it. The economic team is working
very hard to stabilise it and we believe that
although there may be temporary
inconveniences, it will definitely not bring
the economy down” he said.
The President told the congregation that he
decided to go round churches in Abuja to
thank them for their prayers. He said even
as the challenges facing the country
increased during his tenure, Nigeria’s
current woes would have been worse but
for prayers.
“With the prayers you continue to offer to
God, God will see us through” he said,
adding that it was worse in the bible days.
The President said 2015 “is a tempting
year for us” since election year in third
world countries is always turbulent.
“All that I will request of you is to continue
to pray for us politicians, myself and other
politicians from all political parties, for
God to guide us in our utterances and what
we do so that we will not sacrifice the lives
of Nigerians because of our ambitions.
“Nobody’s ambition is worth the blood of
any Nigerian. Pray to God to give us that
wisdom and mind to make sure we
conduct ourselves in a way that will not set
the country ablaze because of our own
personal ambition.
“There are so many good Nigerians that
can hold the offices we are occupying or
aspiring to occupy, it is by privilege of God
that we are here in positions to ask for the
mandates of Nigerians.
“None of us should begin to think that he is
the best person to be anywhere from state
houses of assembly to the president. There
are a thousand and one Nigerians that are
super qualified more than those people
who are even aspiring to occupy offices.
“The development of Nigeria is what all of
us want. If every aspirant has the mind to
develop the people, the. You do not need to
kill or maim people to get there.
“You do not need to kill the people you
want to develop in order to get to the
office you want except if you are aspiring
for that office for a different reason.
“If the idea is to help the people, grow the
economy and make the people happy, you
won’t want to kill, you won’t want to maim
or burn down houses, vehicles and
property.
“Human beings may see things differently
but God can guide us, ” he added.
Mr. Jonathan said his administration is
coming up with policies to move the
country forward; and subtly campaigned
for votes in the coming elections saying:
“those who are taking pains to look at what
we are doing will agree with us that if we
progress as a nation steadily in this
manner, in the next four or five years, this
country will be a better place.”
The President admitted that the results of
his “policies” are not obvious but said “God
willing”, job opportunities will continue to
increase and many more young people will
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this is unfair since when we av been enjoying hardship hmmmmm.Gej will be voted out on Feb 14,2015 Presidential election. In 41 days to go even he will start to be defeated during d campaign next Cos' d people hate him d more come out again to campaign.

as long
as its going to affect the salaries of nass members, senators and polithiefians.......no problem

Johnnyessence:
this is unfair since when we av been enjoying hardship hmmmmm.Gej will be voted out on Feb 14,2015 Presidential election. In 41 days to go even he will start to be defeated during d campaign next Cos' d people hate him d more come out again to campaign.

I don't have to think hard to imagine how useless your life is. If you go to a doctor and he tells you you're sick, and to take a pill that's bitter you'll fault him because there's no sugar on the pill. the WORLD economy is slowing down due to things happening outside of GEJ's control, he tells you that this are going to be tough times for ALL of us and you fault him because he's not lying to you.

This is what's obnoxious about these bad belle anti-nigeria tinubu people. They just want someone that will lie to them. They want the fashola type of development where slums in Lagos are growing by the day but as long as he gives you pictures of beautification projects in Ikeja you have all you need to go on the internet and say EKO NI BAJE, while your own life is miserable.

I appreciate GEJ because he's pragmatic, genuine and honest. I don't need people lying to me saying they're going to 'end kworoapshan' and other stomach infrastructural fallacies.