Stop Abusing My Husband, Patience Tells Nigerians

Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on
Tuesday advised Nigerians to desist from abusing
her husband because God Himself made him the
head of the nation.
Patience gave the advice while addressing
children at an event she organised to mark the
2014 Children’s Day at the Banquet Hall of the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The children used the occasion to send letters of
protest to the Boko Haram sect and President
Goodluck Jonathan on the need to release the
abducted girls.
The letters were given to Mrs. Jonathan for
onward delivery to her husband and members of
the sect.
The President’s wife however said since she did
not know members of the sect, she would
forward the children’s letters to the National
Security Adviser or the Chief of Defence Staff.
“Let me thank the children that gave me a letter
to give Boko Haram. Well, I have received your
letter, but I am not the one to give it to Boko
Haram because I don’t know Boko Haram and I
have never seen Boko Haram. But I will give it to
the NSS or the Chief of Defence Staff who will
submit your letter accordingly.
“To my children, thank you for your letter. Thank
you for your deliberation. I have received what
you gave to me. I will make sure I pass it to the
President because it is addressed to him and the
other one is addressed to Boko Haram. That is
why the two are different,” she added.
Earlier, Patience had told the children that God’s
instruction to mankind to honour their parents
was not limited to their biological parents only.
She said, “It is bad to abuse our country and the
President because God has made him the head.
“The Almighty God commands us to pray for our
leaders. We therefore need to pray for the
development of our country and the President.
“Remember that a child that abuses his father
and mother is disobeying God’s commandment
because the Bible says in Exodus 20:12 that you
should honour your father and mother so that you
may live long in the land that the Lord your God
has given you.”
She assured the children and adults who attended
the event that the Federal Government was doing
all within its powers to secure the release of the
over 200 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok, Borno
State.
While calling on Nigerians to be united in the fight
against terrorism, Patience also advised that
citizens should learn to encourage soldiers who
are at the forefront of the terrorism war.
“It is the right of every child to go to school. It is
only through education that you can be able to
achieve your dreams and contribute meaningfully
to your community and the nation.
“We desire peace in our community and in our
nation. I want you all to be ambassadors of
peace in your schools and practise good
manners. We have no other country than Nigeria.
“We therefore need to be patriotic and committed
to our dear country. We should strengthen our
covenant with our country as outlined in the
National Pledge.
“Let us therefore be united in fighting terrorism.
We should encourage our soldiers who are in the
frontline to rescue our beloved daughters,” she
said.