The former president Goodluck Jonathan
addressed Nigerians at New Year for the first
time in his new position of ex-leader. Last
year brought him a defeat in the presidential
election. However, millions of our
compatriots still believe him.
In his short statement published on his
official Facebook page in the morning of
January 1, 2016, the former president
expressed confidence that ‘Nigeria will
survive’, will get more peace and prosperity in
the new year.
Read the original message below:
On behalf of my family and I, I would like to
wish all Nigerians a Happy New Year.
We are all brothers and sisters born from the
womb of one Nigeria and as I have said
previously, we would not be Nigerians if God
did not will it. Having found ourselves as
Nigerians by the divine providence of God, let
us celebrate our Nigerianness and make 2016
our turning point year in which we embrace
each other and work as a team to advance
the frontiers of Nigeria in every field of
human endeavour.
In the 80s, our people sang and danced to
the hit song ‘Nigeria go survive’. I am
convinced that in 2016, Nigeria will not only
survive, she will also thrive and help drive the
peace, prosperity and unity of all her people.
This is something we can all look forward to
in the New Year and beyond.
May God bless you and may God bless
Nigeria.
GEJ.
Goodluck Jonathan became the president on
May 6, 2010. He defeated Muhammadu
Buhari in the April 16, 2011, presidential
election by a huge margin: 58.89% to
31.98%.
However, Jonathan suffered a defeat in the
March 28, 2015, poll by getting 12.8 million
(44.96%) votes against Buhari’s 15.4 million
(53.96%).
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