The senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe has\u00a0declared that President Goodluck Jonathan fought\u00a0against evil\u00a0conspiracies both locally and internationally in his bid to deliver good governance\u00a0but was unfortunately\u00a0misunderstood by many Nigerians who mistook his\u00a0good nature and intentions\u00a0for weakness.<\/p>\n
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He however said the President is leaving office as a fulfilled man who was “excellent in achievement, humility, tranquility \u00a0and simplicity.”<\/p>\n
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In a comment posted on his Facebook page after\u00a0a thanksgiving service held for the out-going President at the State House chapel on Sunday, Okupe\u00a0said\u00a0 “Nigerians mistook meekness\u00a0for weakness, restraint for lack of strength, reticence for inaction, calmness for indecisiveness”.<\/p>\n
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While noting that the thanksgiving service was emotional for him and other friends of the President who attended, Okupe insisted that despite losing the elections, President Jonathan remains the greatest President Nigeria ever had and that “he triumphed because of the inherent goodness that God has deposited in him”<\/p>\n
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The Presidential aide said Jonathan meant what he said and stood by them even to his own detriment and to the detriment of those who believed in him.<\/p>\n
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Okupe noted that though President Jonathan lost the elections, he triumphed because of his commitment to the peace of Nigeria which made him declare that his ambition was not worth the blood of any Nigerian.<\/p>\n
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He advised Nigerians to pray\u00a0for the continuous peace and stability of Nigeria and that “God will guide our incoming leaders and endow them with the competency of His wisdom to lead us aright”.<\/p>\n
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Okupe said the President who will be bowing out “gracefully and graciously” will continue to enjoy the support of those who believed in his leadership stating that ” I stood for Jonathan. I still stand by him and he will always be my President whether winning or losing, in victory and in defeat”<\/p>\n
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