The famous, “There is God,” video
skit by the first lady, Patience
Jonathan, is Nigeria’s most viewed
non-music footage ever on popular
online video site, YouTube, the site’s
owner, Google, announced
Thursday.
The video, published in 2014 by
Channels TV, showed Mrs. Jonathan
breaking down at a meeting over
the abduction of about 276
schoolgirls by Boko Haram
insurgents in Chibok, Borno State, in
a dramatic display of emotion that
drew global attention.
The meeting was the First Lady’s
first public acknowledgement of the
Chibok abduction, one of Boko
Haram’s mass kidnapping that
shocked the world.
Addressing a group of women, and
the principal of the secondary school
where the girls were seized, Mrs.
Jonathan launched into what seemed
a stagy show of grief, scolding the
principal for her handling of the
insurgents’ attack.
She questioned why the principal
hesitated to honour her invitation
for a meeting in Abuja, and the
circumstances of the kidnap.
With not satisfactory response from
the principal, the Frist Lady
exploded, “All these blood you
people are shedding, there is God o,
there is God o, God…o….Chai, there
is God o,” she lamented repeatedly
before dabbing tears from her eyes
with a handkerchief.
Mrs. Jonathan’s outburst was also
transcribed to imitate her inflection
as, “All these blood you people are
sharing, diaris God o, diaris God
oooo, all this bloods you are sharing,
chai, chai, chai diaris God oooh”.
The video drew wide attention
across the world, at a time the
international community was fixed
on how the Nigerian government
was responding to the abduction.
The girls remain in captivity more
than a year after.
The video ranking was released by
Google on Thursday as YouTube
celebrates its 10th year anniversary.
The most watched videos in Nigerian were
ranked in the music, non-music and advert
categories.
Mrs. Jonathan’s video came first in the non-
music category.
Charlie bit my finger again! by HDCYT, Bishop
Oyedepo slaps President Jonathan by Sahara tv
were ranked second and third, respectively.
Other popular videos that made the top 10
include No Man Can Resist My Body…” –
SATANIC SEDUCTION! – 4th, I Go Dye’s
Performance at AY Live Lagos – 5th, THE
PROPOSAL – Featuring Bovi & Ijeoma – 6th, Kate
Henshaw dances Skelewu – 7th, What Governor
Adams Oshiomhole said to the Widow – 8th,
Davido’s Skelewu instructional Dance video – 9th,
GEJ Must Go! Change Is Here in Nigeria!
Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka – 10th.
For the music chart, Davido’s Aye took first,
followed by Tiwa Savage and Don Jazzy’s
Eminado.
