– Jonathan
The immediate past President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Friday, said he had been worried about the kind of reception he would receive in his home state, Bayelsa. Speaking at a civic reception in his honour, in Yenagoa, Mr. Jonathan said he would dedicate the remaining part of his life to peace building across the country.
“I thank all of you here and my brothers and sisters outside who cannot come in because of the size of the hall,” Mr. Jonathan told a capacity crowd at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre.
“Sometimes when you are exposed to some high offices and you finish serving, you are even afraid of going back home. Because in one way or the other you will feel that you did not satisfy the people.
“Sometimes at the late hour it dawns on you that you could have done that, you could have done that, you failed to do this you, failed to do that.
“Sometimes you begin to fear whether the people that came to receive you, will they curse you, will they hoot at you?”
Mr. Jonathan said he had wanted to come back to a private visit but the state governor insisted it must be a celebration.
