President Goodluck Jonathan again on Wednesday hit back at
former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the 18-page letter he wrote in
which he accused the President of deceit, deception, dishonesty,
incompetence and clannishness among others.
It would be recalled that on Sunday Jonathan responded to Obasanjo's letter, calling it a full of lies.
The
President revisited the issue during a Christmas Day service held at
the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Life Camp, Gwarinpa, Abuja.
He didn't mention the name of the former President, still it was evident who he was talking about.
Jonathan
lamented that some politicians who think the country belongs to them
have started thinking about the next election. In the process, he said
the politicians have been doing what they ought not to do, including
writing letters they ought not to write.
Jonathan said,
“For
us at this time especially we the politicians that we think we own this
country and begin to think about next election and doing what we ought
not to do, making statement we ought
not to make, writing letters we
suppose not to write. I call on clergymen and statesmen who really own
this country because this country belongs to our statesmen, traditional
rulers, religious leaders, our men, our women, our
youth. Nigeria does not belong to any politician or group of
politicians. So we continue to urge to pray for this country."Commenting
on the situation with terrorism in parts of the country, the President
said Nigerians were lucky that the it is being brought under
control. Citing the example of Pakistan where he said it appeared there
is no government in some parts of the country, Jonathan argued that
naturally, countries infested with terrorism hardly survive it.
“For
those who know about terrorism, country that are infested with terror
will hardly get out of it. If you look a country like Pakistan, we even
go to Pakistan to train our soldiers, in some parts of Pakistan as we
are talking now, they appear to be no government. So this country could
have been worst.“Look at the incidences in Abuja, even
the police headquarters was bombed, the UN Building was also bombed
right here in the seat of government. Maybe the next target would have
been the State House.
“So we have to thank God that we have been
able to bring it to a reasonable level, though we are far from getting
out of it. There are a lot of challenges but we have to thank God,” the
President said.
Earlier in his sermon, the Anglican Primate
had urged Nigerians to ensure that peace reigns in the country because
Nigerians have no where to seek refuge in crisis situation.
Jonathan
urged them not to join evildoer so to wreak havoc on the country
because the most sponsors of violence have houses abroad.
He said,
“As we celebrate Christmas, we call you to prayer for peace not just for yourself or the nation but also for the world.
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