Jonathan: What I’ll do after leaving office

Jonathan stated this at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday while receiving the 2015 Epitome of Peace Award by the Field Superintendent of the Apostolic Church Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory Field.Jonathan said he would encourage all Nigerians to embrace peace and shun bitterness since their respective religions could only be practised in a peaceful atmosphere. […]

Jonathan stated this at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday while receiving the 2015 Epitome of Peace Award by the Field Superintendent of the Apostolic Church Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory Field.
Jonathan said he would encourage all Nigerians to embrace peace and shun bitterness since their respective religions could only be practised in a peaceful atmosphere. He said he believed that he was being honoured for conceding defeat in the March 28 presidential election to avert crisis in the country.
“One thing I have decided I will do after leaving office is to be talking to the faithful of all religions – Christians, Muslims and other religions, on the need for Nigerians to live in peace. This is because when there is crisis in any part of the country, nobody can practise his own religion. If there is crisis anywhere, people cannot go to the mosque; they cannot go to the church,” the president noted.
Appreciating the award presented him, Jonathan said: “All of us do a number of things every day. People have saved this country, we don’t even know some of them or what they did, but some people are a bit luckier that their actions are noticed and sometimes rewarded. For you to honour me today, you’ve given me another mandate to work harder to ensure that we as Nigerians continue to live in peace,” he stated.
Before presenting the award, Apostle John Buzu said it was in recognition of the president’s leadership qualities and contributions to Nigeria’s greatness.