President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday felicitated with Nigerians as they celebrate the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ at Easter.
According to him, the CHANGE agenda of his party, All Progressives Congress (APC) will come faster if Nigerians imbibe the virtues of Jesus Christ and place national interest above selfish, personal and group interests.
The message was contained in a statement signed by President Buhari.
He said: “I rejoice with you all, especially our Christian brothers and sisters, as we celebrate Easter. For Christians all over the world, this celebration is in commemoration of the supreme sacrifice which Jesus Christ made for the salvation of mankind.
“The Gospels also tell us that during his earthly ministry, Jesus Christ repeatedly urged his disciples and followers to ‘love one another as I have loved you’.
“As we celebrate Easter this year, I sincerely believe that it will serve our dear nation very well if we all imbibe this essential message of Jesus Christ and truly learn to love our countrymen and women as we love ourselves.,” he added.
Nigeria, he said, will make faster progress towards achievement of the peaceful, united, strong, progressive and prosperous nation if Nigerians eschew all divisive, parochial, ethnic and religious sentiments and rivalries, and begin to live more harmoniously with each other like Jesus Christ.
He added: “Our unfortunate notoriety in recent years as a country where the blood of men, women and children are wantonly and callously shed in frequent orgies of criminal, political, ethnic and religious violence has become very embarrassing and utterly unacceptable.
“My administration is determined to achieve greater peace and security across our nation by ending the avoidable conflicts and crises that hinder our national progress.
“I ask for greater support from all Nigerians in this regard. We must put a stop to politically motivated killings. Our communities must be made safe again for all inhabitants to live together in peace and harmony,” he said.
He noted that the Nigerian armed forces, police and other security agencies are being progressively reformed, repositioned and empowered to win the war against terrorism and make mass killings, abductions and other criminal atrocities things of the past in Nigeria.
He also urged all Nigerians to play their parts as patriotic citizens and do all that they can to ensure that Nigeria is made a safer, more peaceful and happier place for its people and others.
Stressing that faith, belief and the fulfillment of expectations are also key themes of the Easter celebration, he urged Nigerians to continue to have faith in the future greatness of Nigeria and to believe that the CHANGE of his administration will come to fruition.
“That CHANGE, which we all yearn for, will certainly occur more rapidly if we all place the love of our country above selfish personal and group interests.” He said
The President promised that his administration will do everything possible to implement the recently passed 2016 Budget.
“The National Assembly has just passed the 2016 budget. I assure all Nigerians that we will do our utmost best to ensure that the budget, the first since my election as President, is efficiently and successfully implemented towards achieving our objective of faster economic growth and development,” he said.
He thanked Nigerians for their patience and understanding in the first ten months of his administration.
“As we go forward, I assure you all that we are working very hard to overcome the challenges we encountered on assumption of office.”
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