President Goodluck Jonathan on
Sunday said that terrorism and kidnapping were still major national challenges
because Nigerians had not united against them as they did against the Ebola
Virus.
Jonathan made the statement at an
inter-denominational church service at the National Ecumenical Centre, Abuja,
to mark the country’s 54th Independence Anniversary coming up on Wednesday:
“Take the case of Ebola for example;
this is a good example all Nigerians must learn from. When Patrick Sawyer
brought Ebola to Nigeria, it was in Lagos that this incidence happened and in
terms of politics, Lagos is an opposition party state but the central
government is the ruling party.
“From Lagos Ebola moved to Rivers
State, also opposition party state.
“But because all Nigerians fought
Ebola irrespective of political persuasion, irrespective of religion,
irrespective of ethnicity, as individuals we defeated the disease.”
The president frowned at
inflammatory utterances by politicians, saying:
“We will not require people to come
from heaven or other countries to solve our problems. What we require from our
brothers and sisters is to encourage our military because it is not easy.
“When people are sleeping in their
houses at night, they are busy fighting.
Bullets are not badminton rackets or something. When I listen to some statements made by some people who call themselves leaders, I feel sad for the country.
Bullets are not badminton rackets or something. When I listen to some statements made by some people who call themselves leaders, I feel sad for the country.
“We must believe that we do not have
any other country outside of Nigeria.”
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