US Capitol: “Nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen” – Goodluck Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen anywhere in the world.
He stated this in a post on Facebook moments after the United States Congress came under attack by supporters of President Donald Trump as some of the supporters were killed.
In his post, Jonathan stated that there was a need for leaders to resist the urge to hold on to power adding that leaders must choose the path of honour and put the interest of their people first.
He wrote,
“I have repeatedly said nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen, in any part of the world. Absolutely nobody. Again, I reiterate that it is better to lose power at the cost of gaining peace than to gain power at the price of losing the peace.
“As a leader, one must not just look unto one’s interest, but the interest and the good of society. It is never too late to reject the venom and inject the serum of peace.
“It is necessary to state that the highest purpose of leadership is to bring people together, even those that do not share in your philosophy. And you do not need an office to do that. All you need to achieve that height of leadership is conscience. Let us be men of conscience at this hour.”
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Most politicians in our today world look power as the only source of everything forgetting that there are leaders rather than those who go to seek for power
That is true cuz every citizens counts is a blessing for the country…
No blood of innocent citizens worth to split over any incident no matter what happened or the case may be. That’s truth of it.
Many of our leaders doesn’t value the lives of their citizens, they prefer power to any other things including human life.
We should learn how to accept defeat and not to cause hoax in the nation. If you are contesting for any position you need to show sportsmanship and prepare yourself ahead of another time.