Goodluck Jonathan, former President, on Sunday, said he never believed in using political power to punish people.
He said this in Benin City, the Edo State capital, at the 50th birthday celebration of Apostle Charles Osazuwa, President of the Rock of Ages Christian Assembly.
“My belief, particularly when I joined politics is not to use a temporary privilege, a temporary position God has given to me to punish people,’’ Jonathan said.
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The former president stressed that people will always be remembered for the legacies they leave behind.
“Some of the things I did while in office to which people still make reference were based on the conviction not to use my position to cause the death of anybody.
“Any position I have occupied by divine providence should not be used to create hardship for other people.
“Just at 50 years, you have impacted significantly on many lives,’’ he told the cleric,” he also said.
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In his address, Edo governor, Godwin Obaseki, lauded Osazuwa for using the word of God to address current realities and challenges facing the country.
“What singles you (Apostle Osazuwa) out is your ability and capacity to use and link the challenges we are having today as a country with the scriptures and to use same to give hope to the people particularly the youths.
“Apostle Osazuwa understands the role of God and the role of the scripture in our modern society; nobody, in my view has been able to explain things the way he does.
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“Government helps to organise us and when government fails to help us to express ourselves, it’s the church and men of God like you that help us to pick up the piece; the government will always be grateful to people like you,’’ he said.
Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta, who was also in attendance, commended the celebrant for using the church to impact on the lives of the people.
Earlier, Osazuwa enjoined politicians to make life easier for the masses.
“King David used his position to make things easier for the children of Israel. I encourage our governors and all politicians not to use their positions to cause pain in the lives of the people,’’ he urged.
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