Some people were born lucky, some have good luck thrust
onto them , while some achieve good luck through good (hard)
work. Or how else do we describe the man called
Goodluck Jonathan, the acting Nigerian president and
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces ? Check him up:
Good luck all the way
Shortly after he was pronounced the Acting president on
February 9, 2010, these text message hit town though one
can not guarantee its veracity:
“Goodluck was assistant head boy in primary school, the
head boy got expelled, he took over.Goodluck was
assistant senior prefect in secondary school, the senior prefect
died, Goodluck took over. Goodluck was deputy local government
chairman, the chairman got impeached for corruption, Goodluck took
over.Goodluck was deputy governor to Alamieyeseigha, we all
know that story. Goodluck was vice to Yar’Adua. Pericarditis.”
“if you are determined and you have aspiration, there is nothing you cannot achieve. Whatever you believe in will come to pass”
Why did you name him Goodluck?
Father: “Since my parents gave birth to me,
I have always deemed myself a lucky person.
And in several instances, I have excelled where
others could not. I have never failed in my life.
When I gave birth to my son, I instinctively realised
that this child had that element of fortune as well.
There was a day I looked at him and decided that
this boy has good luck; I just said to myself, this boy
is a lucky boy. So, I decided to call him 'Goodluck'.
if you are determined and you have aspiration, there is
nothing you cannot achieve. Whatever you believe in
will come to pass.I really don't consider his name to be
instrumental to his recent elevation in life by God.
I gave him the name long ago when it was still very difficult
to predict that he would become a deputy governor,
governor and then vice president.” (hmm)
Mother: “I was happy when I gave birth to a son.
Because we were overwhelmed with joy,
we decided to name him Goodluck .When I gave birth to Jonathan,
his grandmother (my mother) visited us and carried the child
in her hand. And after staring at him for a long while, she beckoned
on me and said this boy was going to be a great man. My mother said:
"Look, this boy will be the likes of Azikiwe," who was then a foremost
nationalist in Nigeria. And so, she named him 'Azikiwe' after this great
Nigerian. We struggled hard to educate him. Sometimes, we even had to
borrow money to pay for his school fees. He was able to go to school
out of our sheer struggle.”
Manners maketh man
Mother: “Right from the first day that Goodluck was born till date,
I cannot recall him fighting with other kids in the community.
He has always lived a very humble life.Throughout his youthful days,
I never received any complaint from anyone in our village that
Goodluck had done one despicable thing or the other.
I never heard of such complaint before. As I said, he has
always been humble and gentle.” Testifying to this ,
his former boss, Dieprieye Alamieyeseigha described him
as possessing intelligence, strength and tact. According to him,
Jonathan has impressive attributes and rare disposition.
Reacting to his recent elevation, Jonathan said:
“The circumstances in which I find myself assuming office as
Acting President of our country are uncommon….”. Yes, I agree.
Good luck like your own is uncommon, it is very rare to come by.
Our prayer: May good luck never elude our nation again.
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