Some Nigerian children who paid a
courtesy visit to First Lady Patience Jonathan today in Abuja to mark the
Children's Day celebration seized the opportunity to hand her letters they
wrote to Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau protesting the abduction of the
Chibok girls and asked the First Lady to pass the letter to him.
Mama Peace received the letter but
immediately told the children that she doesn't know who Shekau is but would
give their letters to the Chief of Defence Staff who would help deliver it
accordingly..
"Let me thank the children that
gave me letter to give Boko Haram. Well, I have received your letter, but I’m
not the one to give it to Boko Haram because I don’t know Boko Haram and I have
never seen Boko Haram. But I will give it to NSA or Chief of Defence Staff who
will submit your letter accordingly. To my children parliament, thank you for
your letter. Thank you for your deliberation. I have received what you gave to
me. I will make sure I pass it to the president because it is addressed to him
and the other one is addressed to Boko Haram. That is why the two are
different.” she said
Mama Peace advised the children and
Nigerians in general to desist from speaking evil or reigning abuses on the
President, saying he is the head of the country as God has made him so. She
drew her advice from the bible
"It is bad to abuse our country
and the president because God has made him the head. The almighty God commands
us to pray for our leaders. We therefore need to pray for the development of
our country and the president.
Remember that a child that abuses his father and mother is
disobeying God’s commandment because the bible says in Exodus 20:12 that you
should honour your father and mother so that you may live long in the land that
the Lord your God has given you. The holy Bible is not referring to only
biological parents. Any one that is older than you even for a day must be
respected. Let us therefore join hands and rebuild our country Nigeria” she
advised
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