Fellow citizens,
I greet you all,
especially our Christian brothers and sisters, as we celebrate Easter in
commemoration of the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
For Christians all over
the world, the major lessons of Easter, which we celebrate this year in the
midst of general elections in our nation, are to be found in the Messiah’s
Divine love and glorious self-sacrifice for the redemption of mankind. This
year’s celebration of Easter is taking place at a period of very critical
national choices and decisions, during which we must all be prepared and
willing to make sacrifices for greater unity, peace, political stability and
progress in our beloved country.
We must therefore seize
the opportunity of the Easter holiday to reflect deeply on what more we need to
do as a people, to ensure that the political process in which we are currently
engaged is successfully concluded and that our beloved country, Nigeria continues
to move towards a better future for all of its citizens.
Happily, we have
already successfully scaled the hurdle of the Presidential and National
Assembly Elections. I am quite hopeful that the Gubernatorial and State
Assembly elections will also be conducted peacefully.
To the glory and pride
of our fatherland, our collective actions since March 28 have assured the world
that the democratic spirit is alive and well in our nation. By the grace
of God, our beloved nation, Nigeria is moving forward despite all challenges.
Let us all pray this
Easter, that God Almighty who has brought us this far, will continue to bless
our nation as we march onward towards the fulfillment of our collective vision
of a truly united, strong and prosperous nation.
I wish you all very
happy Easter celebrations.
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,GCFR
President,
Federal Republic of
Nigeria
April 4, 2015
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