Criticism don't shake me -President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has said that he
is not bothered about negative comments
some people make about him. He said he is
only concerned about how he will be
remembered by present and future Nigerians
after leaving office. Jonathan, who likened
holding political offices to death, described
the world as a stage where everybody must
play his part.
He suggested that politicians should make the
thoughts of how they would be remembers
after leaving office their guiding principle.
Speaking at the funeral of his mother-in-law,
Late Mrs. Charity Oba, in Okrika Local
Government Area of Rivers State, the
President extolled the virtues of her wife’s
foster mother, adding that the deceased
played her part well while on earth.
“To me as a political leader and most of my
friends here who are politicians, politics or
holding political offices is almost like death.
While you are there, you are on the stage. The
day you leave, what would people
remember you for? That has always been
my guiding principle.
“No matter the comments; whether the
comments are to the left or the comments
are to the right or at the centre, what
challenges me everyday is what the
present and future generations of
Nigerians will remember me for the day I
step out of the State House.
“I believe that is what will guide most of
us who are holding political offices. So, for
today, I have to thank you. Sisi has done
well and we are remembering her. My
family is the family that will surely
remember her.
“In fact when her biography was being
read, my children were crying. My children
appear to be the last set of children that
she brought up. That should tell you how
we feel about her. As a mother-in-law, she
was a wonderful woman.
“If you have such a lady as a mother-in-
law, you will continue to thank God.
Though she stayed very shortly, but we
are happy and we will continue to
remember her and all the things she did to
support my wife and me. I enjoined all of
you to pray for her that the soul of Mama
Sisi rest in the bossom of the Lord,” the
President said.
He described the death of her mother-in-
law as painful, adding that her wife’s
mother left when the ovation was very
loud.
According to him, “It is painful, but also
reminds me about the word of
Shakespeare that we all come to earth and
the world is a stage where we will all play
our part. In one way or the other, we will
play our part.”