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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