President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said he is struggling to build his house in his Otuoke village, Bayelsa State.
He said he might give out the house before he dies if he found out that his children are not ready to live in the village.
Jonathan spoke in Lagos at a fund-raiser for St. Stephens Anglican Deanery and Youth Development Centre, Otuoke.
He said, “We are all mortal beings, we are all biological specimen so we will all die but when we die, what will we be remembered for, what will we leave behind?
“I use to tell people that even the house I am struggling to build in the village, these days in this global age, how am I sure that my children will even stay in my root. They want to go to West Indies, they want to go to Latin America.
“So, I was even joking with people that if I look at the behaviour of my children and if I don’t see any of them that will patronise the village, I will donate my house before I die.”
The President urged wealthy Nigerians to make meaningful contributions to the development of poor communities in the country in order to better the lives of the youth and empower them to make useful contributions towards national development.
He said the project for the St. Stephens Anglican Deanery and Youth Development Centre was dear to him because he wanted to make sure that the younger generation passed through a better system of education different from the one he experienced while growing up.
“I feel the only thing I can do is to make sure that from nursery school to primary and secondary school, there should be a standard educational facility and youth programme, so that it gives opportunity for the younger ones to grow. Even if we die in the next 100 years, people will remember that those before them have something for them,” he said.
Present at the occasion were Chairman of Visafone, Jim Ovia; Chairman Capital oil, Chief Ifeanyi Uba; Chairman of A-Z Oil, Chika Okafor, Chairman Arik Air, Joseph Arumemi–Ikhide, Oba Otudeko and Tony Elumelu.
Also present were Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Tunde Lemo, ministers, senators, members of the House of Representatives and prominent indigenes of Otuoke.
ABSOLUTE NONSENSE! WORDS OF SELF DECEIT! YOU CAN NOT FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. SEE YOU. TELL US YOU HAVE ALREADY BUILT EXPENSIVE HOUSES FOR YOUR CHILDREN IN WEST INDIES AND LATIN AMERICA, THEN WE WILL BELIEVE YOU. MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF. NIGERIAN HAVE BEEN FOOLED FOR TOO LONG.
Posted: at 17-03-2013 07:31 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
ralphsnow at 17-03-2013 07:48 PM (11 years ago) (m)
Uncle Jona! Uncle Jona!! Uncle Jona!!! Hmmm uncle uncle how many times did I called u? Uncle u can lie ooo..... Bros no dey take us 4 a ride we no be cars........
Posted: at 17-03-2013 07:48 PM (11 years ago) | Newbie
Mobbysmartins at 17-03-2013 09:23 PM (11 years ago) (m)
Did he really say that?.I mean how was his face when he was saying that?.These people truly think the Nigerian people are stupid.You budgeted more than 1 Billion Naira for your feeding alone for the fiscal year of 2013 and you have the guts to tell us you are struggling to build your house in your village......either this man is very stupid or he thinks Nigerians are very stupid.Okay,my Oga at the top,how many houses do you have in Abuja(both directly and through your numerous proxies),how many houses do you have in West Indies and the South America,how many houses do you have in the UK,how many houses do you have in Dubai.You think if you call it West Indies we will not know its America you are talking about and perhaps we will not know you have several houses there both directly and through your numerous proxies.I am one of those people that still supports you even though you have not performed above average,but I begin to lose the little hope I have remaining in you when you make this kind of statement.I just hope it is not really true you said that.You want to create opportunities for a better education for the Nigerian children,why not give them free education,you can do that,the Nation have the means to do that.If you reduce the cost of your government by removing all the Personal Assistants,Special Advisers,Special Advisers to Special Advisers,you can re-direct enough fund from the wasteful government leeches to give the Nigerian children free education and believe me if you do that,you will be remembered by Nigerians long after you are gone.
Posted: at 17-03-2013 09:23 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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