Oyogist.com has learned that Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan said in Benin on Sunday that he never believed in the use of temporary political office to punish people.
“My belief, particularly when I joined politics is not to use a temporary privilege, a temporary position God has given to me to punish people,’’ he said.
He made this known while addressing Nigerians at the 50th birthday celebration of Apostle Charles Osazuwa, President of the Rock of Ages Christian Assembly.Jonathan stressed that people would always be remembered for legacies they left behind.
“Any position I have occupied by divine providence should not be used to create hardship for other people,’’ he said.
“Just at 50 years, you have impacted significantly on many lives,’’ he told the cleric.In his address, Edo’s Gov. Godwin Obaseki lauded Apostle Osazuwa for using the word of God to address current realities and challenges facing the country.
“What singles you (Apostle Osazuwa) out is your ability and capacity to use and link the challenges we are having today as a country with the scriptures and to use same to give hope to the people particularly the youths.
“Apostle Osazuwa understands the role of God and the role of the scripture in our modern society; nobody, in my view has been able to explain things the way he does.
“Government helps to organise us and when government fails to help us to express ourselves, it’s the church and men of God like you that help us to pick up the piece; the government will always be grateful to people like you,’’ he said further.
