President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday called for prayers, wisdom, as well as good conduct among Nigerians with a view to avoiding setting the nation ablaze because of ambitions.

The President made this call at the Christ Apostolic Church, Area 1, Durumi, Abuja, where he joined worshippers for the last Sunday service for the year.

The president said: "All that I will request of you is to continue to pray for us politicians, myself and other politicians from all political parties, for God to guide us in our utterances and what we do so that we will not sacrifice the lives of Nigerians because of our ambitions.

"Nobody's ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian. Pray to God to give us that wisdom and mind to make sure we conduct ourselves in a way that will not set the country ablaze because of our own personal ambition.

"There are so many good Nigerians that can hold the offices we are occupying or aspiring to occupy, it is by privilege of God that we are here in positions to ask for the mandates of Nigerians.

"None of us should begin to think that he is the best person to be anywhere from state houses of assembly to the President. There are a thousand and one Nigerians that are super qualified more than those people who are even aspiring to occupy offices.