‘Nigeria does not belong to Obasanjo’ – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan lashed out at former President Olusegun Obasanjo during a Christmas Day service held at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Life Camp, Gwarinpa, Abuja.

The President who didn’t mention Obasanjo by name said the upcoming 2015 elections was making some politicians act like they own the country, doing unusual things like writing letters that ought not to be written.

Jonathan said, “We politicians that think we own this country and  are already  thinking  about next election; we are doing what we ought not to do;  making statement we ought not to make and writing letters we are  supposed not to write.

“This  country belongs to our statesmen, traditional rulers, religious leaders, our men, our women, our youths.  Nigeria does not belong to any politician or group of politicians. So,  we will  continue to urge the clergymen  to pray for this country.”

Also, speaking on terrorism in the country, the President said Nigerians should be relieved it had been brought down to a manageable level.

“For those who know about terrorism, countries  that are infested with it  hardly get out of it. If you look at a country like Pakistan where we even  train some  of our soldiers,  there appears  to be no government in some parts of it. So the situation in this  country (Nigeria) could have been worse.

“In Abuja which is the seat of government,  even the police headquarters was bombed and the United Nations building was also bombed . Maybe the next target would have been the State House.

“So we have to thank God that we have been able to bring terrorism  to a reasonable level, though we are far from getting out of it. There are a lot of challenges but we have to thank God.”