GEJ: I took some costly decisions

President Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that conceding defeat to Major General Muhammadu Buhari on March 30 was a ...

President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that conceding defeat to Major General Muhammadu Buhari on March 30 was a tough decision he had to take, adding that he took some costly decisions which he will pay foor.

Jonathan, who spoke at a special thanksgiving and farewell service in he and his wife’s honour by The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, at the Cathedral Church of Advent Life Camp Gwarimpa, Abuja, said God’s favour made him attain the political positions he held in the country and he is happy to exit fulfilled.

In what seemed like a chronicle of his life and political odyssey, he thanked God for helping him get scholarships in school, and for seeing him through as a deputy governor, governor, vice president and president.

He said: “When I look at the whole picture of my life up to when I became the president of this country. And I say that if soldiers and police officers that have not received 0. 5 percent of the benefits that I have received from the State can lay their lives for this country, I should do anything in the interest of Nigeria including paying the supreme price.

“As long as live I will continue to do my best for the State because the State has helped me as a person. I have to thank Nigerians especially my State (Bayelsa) for giving me the opportunity to serve as Deputy Governor and the whole country gave me the opportunity to serve as Vice President and then President, first was to complete the tenure of the late President and later serve as President from which I am exiting now as a very happy and fulfilled man.”

According to him, there are reasons for everything, stressing that some decisions taken by him and the government have their costs.

“I believe there are reasons for everything. Some hard decisions have their own cost, no doubt about that. That I have ran the government this way that stabilized certain things, the electoral process and other things that brought stability into this country. They were very costly decisions which I myself must be ready to pay for.

“Some people come to me and say this or that person is he not your friend that benefited. Is it not your government that this person benefited from? But this is what the person is saying. But I used to say worse statements will come. If you take certain decisions, you should know that those close to you will even abandon you at some point. And I tell them that more of my so-called friends will disappear.”

Source: The Abuja Inquirer