Chuks Okocha in Abuja
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has frowned upon the best way Nigerian politicians carried out their affairs, saying they behaved as in the event that they owned the world or the nation.
Jonathan made the comment on the funeral service of Elder Freeman Ayeimieye, husband of the Bayelsa State Chief Judge, Justice Matilda Ayeimieye, held at St Peter’s Deanery in Yenagoa.
He challenged Nigerian politicians looking for energy within the 2027 common election to replicate on the legacy they supposed to depart behind, asking whether or not they wished to be remembered for killing individuals and burning down homes of their desperation to win elections.
The former president stated political energy was short-term and cautioned these looking for elective places of work to train restraint of their marketing campaign rhetoric and do not forget that final energy belongs to God.
He warned that no political workplace holder ought to take God’s mercy as a right or assume that energy made them invincible.
“Some of them discuss as in the event that they personal the world, however in actuality, they are mere mortals – people. No matter how highly effective you are, in case you get misplaced at the moment, no person will keep in mind you. Nobody cares about you. Nobody ought to assume that he owns the world, Nigeria, and even his family.
“Sometimes, you will be surprised that some of your children might not even vote for you. That is the funny thing about politics. So, we must tread carefully as all powers belong to God Almighty alone,” he stated.
In his tribute to Ayeimieye, the previous president stated the deceased who was a lay reader within the Anglican Communion, lived a life worthy of remembrance and served as a pillar of the church.
Reflecting on the teachings of burial ceremonies, Jonathan stated dying was inevitable and urged individuals, significantly political leaders, to think about how they might be remembered after they had been gone.
In his remarks, the state governor, Mr. Douye Diri, recalled the assist the deceased gave his spouse throughout her appointment as the Chief Judge of Bayelsa State, saying their interplay had left him with a optimistic impression of the late Ayeimieye.
The governor stated his administration had loved a peaceable working relationship with the judiciary below Justice Ayeimieye, including that the achievements of his authorities had been the product of cooperation among the many three arms of authorities.
“Since that appointment, I have worked in peace and synergy with the Chief Judge of Bayelsa State and with the Judiciary. Any achievement of this government is because we have worked together. It is not me as governor alone. It is because we have worked together, the executive, legislature and the judiciary.”
In his sermon entitled ‘Seeking God’s Kingdom’, the Bishop of the Niger Delta West Diocese of the Anglican Church, Rev. Nexon Enekeme, cautioned Christians in opposition to making titles, positions and materials wealth the central pursuit of life, noting that none of these would accompany anybody to the grave.
He urged the congregation to hunt first the dominion of God and His righteousness, assuring them that different issues would observe.
Among these current on the occasion had been the previous First Lady Patience Jonathan, wives of the governor, Dr Gloria Diri and Justice Patience Diri; Deputy Governor of Bayelsa, Dr. Peter Akpe; members of the National Assembly; Deputy Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr Michael Ogbere, and the Chief Judges of Rivers, Delta and Oyo states, alongside different authorities officers.
