He called on the congregation and Nigerians to pray for the country’s armed forces and other security agencies as their work has continued to keep the nation together.
He said the nation’s diversity should not be seen as a hindrance but resources that can be exploited for the development of the country.
President Jonathan, who noted that Nigerians sometimes seem to dwell more on the excesses of some personnel thereby not giving them kudos for efforts made to sustain our democracy and security, called on Nigerians to remember them in prayers as they are people who have sworn to die for us to live.
“Today we remember those who have passed on and call on all Nigerians to pray for them, their widows, children and dependants that God will provide a window for them to cushion the suffering of those whose husbands paid the supreme sacrifice for this nation,” he said.
In his sermon titled “Leadership that stands out”, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, using Prophet Nehemiah as an example, said “a leader that does not fear God would make himself god. A leader that does not fear god becomes a master instead of a servant”.
Oritsejafor also said Nehemiah identified with the people, adding “a good leader would sit where the people sit, feel what the people feel so that he would know what the people need and therefore be able to do what is right.”
Others who attended the service were the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, the President’s mother, representative of the Senate President, the ministers, the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs, and heads of other security agencies and the representative of the Inspector General of Police.
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