A President Without Balls - by Femi Fani Kayode Permit me to begin this contribution by quoting a portion of an essay that I wrote on 26 September 2011 which was titled 'On Goodluck Jonathan, David and Goliath'. The portion reads as follows: 'A few days ago from the sacred pulpit of the hallowed chambers of the National Christian Centre in Abuja and in the prescence of the entire leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan proclaimed as follows- 'I am not David....I am not a general.....I am not a lion.....I will defeat the Goliaths in our land'. These are deep and instructive words yet I do wonder whether Mr. President understands the spiritual and practical implications of what he is saying. If he says that he 'is not a David' how can he then possibly slay the 'Goliaths in the land?' If he says that he 'is not a general' how can he be an effective Commander-in-Chief who commands the respect and confidence of his army and his officers? If he says th
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