Stop abusing my husband, First Lady warns

Mrs. Jonathan gave the warning at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday during the Children’s Day celebration.Nigerians must appreciate that it was God that made her husband their president, and they should rather pray for him and the country, she said.Educating the children on the significance of good morals, Mrs. Jonathan […]

Mrs. Jonathan gave the warning at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday during the Children’s Day celebration.
Nigerians must appreciate that it was God that made her husband their president, and they should rather pray for him and the country, she said.
Educating the children on the significance of good morals, Mrs. Jonathan said respect for constituted authorities was necessary for Nigeria to experience meaningful development.
“It is bad to abuse our country and the president because God has made him the head. The Almighty God commands us to pray for our leaders. We therefore need to pray for the development of our country and the president.
“Remember that a child that abuses his father and mother is disobeying God’s commandments because the Bible says in Exodus 20:12 that you should honour your father and mother so that you may live long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. The holy Bible is not referring to only biological parents. Any one that is older than you, even for a day, must be respected,” she said.
The first lady also challenged those protesting over the abduction of about 270 schoolgirls of Chibok, Borno State, to direct their protests to the Boko Haram insurgents.
“I want you (children) all to be ambassadors of peace in your schools and practise good manners,” she admonished the children.
“We’ve no other country than Nigeria. We therefore need to be patriotic and committed to our dear country. We should strengthen our covenant with our country as outlined in the National Pledge. Let us therefore be united in fighting terrorism. We should encourage our soldiers who are in the frontline to rescue our beloved daughters.”
The First Lady was presented with two letters from the children, one for onward transmission to the leadership of the Boko Haram sect and the other for the president.
But while responding to the letter to Boko Haram, Mrs. Jonathan promised to hand it over to the Chief of Defence Staff or the National Security Adviser.
“Let me thank the children that gave me letter to give Boko Haram. Well, I’ve received your letter, but I’m not the one to give it to Boko Haram because I don’t know Boko Haram, and I’ve never seen Boko Haram. But I’ll give it to the NSA or the Chief of Defence Staff who will submit your letters accordingly,” she said.