'The CHANGE Which We All Yearn For Will Surely Come' - Buhari's Easter Message To Nigerians
Fellow Nigerians,
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.
as we love ourselves.
Indeed,
we will surely make faster progress towards the achievement of the
peaceful, united, strong, progressive and prosperous country we all
desire if, as a nation, we eschew all divisive, parochial, ethnic and
religious sentiments and rivalries, and begin to live more harmoniously
with our compatriots, as Jesus Christ and the founders of the world's
other great religions enjoined mankind.
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.
Our
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 our beloved country.
Let
us all also play our parts as patriotic citizens and do all that we can
to ensure that we make Nigeria a safer, more peaceful and happier place
for its people and others.
Faith,
belief and the fulfillment of expectations are also key themes of the
Easter celebration. I urge you all therefore, to continue to have faith
in the future greatness of our country and to believe that the CHANGE my
administration promised will surely 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.
The
National Assembly has just passed the 2016 budget. I assure all
Nigerians that wwill 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.
I thank the vast majority of Nigerians for their patience and understanding in the first ten months of this 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.
We are moving on with an unshaken resolve and determination to deliver on the mandate you gave us on March 28, last year.
I wish you all very happy Easter celebrations.
Muhammadu Buhari
March 26, 2016
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