Former President expresses feelings as he arrived his Home State

After attending the inauguration ceremony
of Muhammadu Buhari , former president of

Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan arrived in
Yenagoa, the capital city of his home state
of Bayelsa.

According to Sahara Reporters, the former
president was met by a jubilant crowd of
supporters, from across the six states of
the Niger Delta region. Jonathan was
accompanied by his wife, Patience Jonathan,
Olusegun Mimiko, the governor of Ondo
state, Seriake Dickson, the governor of
Bayelsa state, and other dignitaries.

Addressing the crowd, Jonathan said that he
was short of words to express his feelings.

He also confessed he thought that the
people of the state would boo and curse him
for some decisions he had made.

“Because you are exposed to the high
office, and the thought that you may not
have satisfied the people, sometimes you
think they will curse you or boo you. But
instead, the people have decided to
celebrate me,” Jonathan told to the crowd.

Speaking further, the ex-president
acknowledged the role played by some
political leaders in the state for his
emergence as a politician. Jonathan said
that he had wondered that if he had stayed
in Bayelsa, he would have done better as a
governor, “but I left to allow others grow
politically.”

Announcing his plans after leaving office,
the ex-president said:
“Nigerians have given me so much and the
only thing I can do with the rest of my life
is to dedicate myself to peace building. We
need peace and development. Political crises
do not bring development. I believe the new
administration will work with everybody. I
am happy the new President said he does not
belong to any clique.”