Daily Trust
29 May 2011
Goodluck Jonathan after his swearing-in as President on May 5, 2010
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Ahead of today’s swearing-in ceremony, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday pledged to use his four-year term to provide Nigerians good governances based on the fear of God, saying it is the only thing he can do to immortalize those who lost their lives in the post-election violence.
He said, “The government I would lead owes Nigerians good governance, based on the fear of God. That is the only thing we can do to atone for the great loss this country witnessed. I therefore appeal to our religious leaders to continue to pray for us because no matter how committed you are as an individual, if God does not touch all of us who are to run the affairs of the country, then we cannot go anywhere.”
He made the pledge yesterday in his remarks during the Presidential Inauguration Thanksgiving Service held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja
He said, “Today, I’m convinced that with these elections our democracy has been solidly established in this country. Though we know during the elections lives were lost, properties destroyed in an election that was described as free and fair by both local and international observers. We regret the loss of lives and the destruction of properties; we pray that God should console the individuals and the bereaved families.
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