Nigeria:Jonathan, Blair grace opening of Adefarasin’s Cathedral

The insecurity challenge facing the nation echoed in Lagos yesterday when former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told President Goodluck to provide security for Nigerians.

The Rock Cathedral

Blair also asked the Nigerian government to put opportunities in the hands of the masses.
But Jonathan said that there is hope for the country notwithstanding the challenges of the transformation programme of his administration.

Blair and Jonathan spoke at the opening ceremony of the Rock Cathedral Metropolitan Church of Christ, Lagos.
“There is need for safety and security of the people,”the former British prime minister said.
According to him, “the society flourishes when the people feel a sense of  freedom, when they feel free and have sense of security.”

From Left: Blair,Jonathan and Adefarasin

Jonathan’s words: “Nigerians should be rest assured that whatever challenges we are experiencing now, there is always hope at the end of the tunnel. We will get over our challenges by God’s grace. Transformation is like a butterfly that passes through some stages which entails some pain. But let us be rest assured that the current discomfort that the nation is expressing now will soon be a thing of past.

Rev. Paul Adefarasin, Senior Pastor of the Rock Cathedral, said there was hope for Nigeria in spite of the challenges facing the country.