The Mother of our President Madam Eunice Aye Jonathan reveals why she named GEJ "Goodluck"
In his authorized biography, Madam
Eunice Aye Jonathan recalls why the president was christened Goodluck. She
said:
“Madam Eunice recalls that there was
nothing special about the day on which Goodluck was born in Otuoke. His birth
was however very easy compared to her other experiences with childbirth. She
recalled, “I often had prolonged labour during childbirth, sometimes for up to
a wee, and because of this, I usually had still-births. But when it was the
turn of Goodluck, I delivered him the very day I started having labour pains.
This surprised me”.
“Apart from this, Eunice, did not
regard the day as extraordinary. According to her, the people of Otuoke went
about their duties as usual. No dramatic event occurred. Perhaps, the fact that
nothing special happened was indeed significant and the truly important event
was his birth.
Giving his reason for naming his son
Goodluck, his father said: “ I called him Goodluck because although life was
hard for me when he was born, I had this feeling that this boy would bring me
good luck.” His paternal grandmother, Sarah, also declared that her grandson,
in his adulthood, would shake the world the same way ‘king’ Azikiwe was doing at
the time”
Madam Eunice Aye Jonathan