2015 Presidency: Jonathan and Anenih’s homilies
By SUFUYAN OJEIFO THE recent celebrations of the 80th birthday of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Iyasele of Esanland, Chief Anthony Anenih, have left in their trail useful lessons across the political divides, the most important being that political leaders should eschew bitterness and embrace forgiveness, which is needed to pull all men of great influence and goodwill together to work in the interest of national security, development and unity. That was the homily Anenih delivered on Sunday, August 4, this year, at the lunch reception held at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Abuja, shortly after his birthday thanksgiving church service at Our Lady Queen Catholic Church, Area 3, Garki, which had in attendance former President Olusegun Obasanjo, whose relationship with Anenih went awry after the 2007 “coup”, masterminded by Obasanjo, which ousted Anenih from office as Chairman of the BoT. Obasanjo had taken over the position...