President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said
various attacks by Boko Haram in Abuja were
planned to extend to parts of the country with
the intention of bringing down the nation.
He stated this when he attended the revival
service of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement at its headquarters in
Ijesha, Lagos.
“The idea of the group was to start from the
centre of the country and then move to bring
the whole country down,’’ Jonathan said.
He listed the United Nation’s building, Police Headquarters, Army barracks market and
Nyanya Motor Park as some of the places the
terrorist organisation attacked in the federal
capital.
He, however, said that the efforts of the
Federal Government had curtailed the spread of the attacks to other parts of the country,
except in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
The president said that insurgency and
terrorism were global phenomena that were
not peculiar to Nigeria, but added that with
international collaboration, the Armed Forces would defeat the extremists.
“We are working hard as a government and
with your cooperation, we will rout terrorism.
“We will work harder to protect all Nigerians.
“We will improve the economy so that people
will have jobs so that these distractions about terror will end,’’ he said.
He thanked members of the church and the
Christian community in the country for their
intercessory prayers and urged them not to
relent.
“We believe we should not campaign in churches but I am here to thank the General
Overseer and members of the church for what
you are doing.
“Your spiritual work has not only helped
members of the church but helped the
country,’’ Jonathan said. The General Overseer of the church, Pastor
Lazarus Muoka, led the congregation through
intercessory prayers for God to bless the
nation with unity, peace and stability.
The faithful also prayed to God to give the
president good health and strength to continue to prosper the nation.
They also prayed for pre-election and post-
election peace in the country and for the Lord
to protect and preserve the president to
enable him to achieve national prosperity. Source : Scannews
various attacks by Boko Haram in Abuja were
planned to extend to parts of the country with
the intention of bringing down the nation.
He stated this when he attended the revival
service of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement at its headquarters in
Ijesha, Lagos.
“The idea of the group was to start from the
centre of the country and then move to bring
the whole country down,’’ Jonathan said.
He listed the United Nation’s building, Police Headquarters, Army barracks market and
Nyanya Motor Park as some of the places the
terrorist organisation attacked in the federal
capital.
He, however, said that the efforts of the
Federal Government had curtailed the spread of the attacks to other parts of the country,
except in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
The president said that insurgency and
terrorism were global phenomena that were
not peculiar to Nigeria, but added that with
international collaboration, the Armed Forces would defeat the extremists.
“We are working hard as a government and
with your cooperation, we will rout terrorism.
“We will work harder to protect all Nigerians.
“We will improve the economy so that people
will have jobs so that these distractions about terror will end,’’ he said.
He thanked members of the church and the
Christian community in the country for their
intercessory prayers and urged them not to
relent.
“We believe we should not campaign in churches but I am here to thank the General
Overseer and members of the church for what
you are doing.
“Your spiritual work has not only helped
members of the church but helped the
country,’’ Jonathan said. The General Overseer of the church, Pastor
Lazarus Muoka, led the congregation through
intercessory prayers for God to bless the
nation with unity, peace and stability.
The faithful also prayed to God to give the
president good health and strength to continue to prosper the nation.
They also prayed for pre-election and post-
election peace in the country and for the Lord
to protect and preserve the president to
enable him to achieve national prosperity. Source : Scannews
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