President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to Nigerians to put behind
them the March 28 presidential election that produced Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari (retd) and reconcile whatever differences existing between them.
The president, who stated this in an Easter message he posted on his Facebook page yesterday, urged Nigerians to consider the Easter season as a period to imbibe the teachings of Jesus Christ bordering on reconciliation with God and fellow humans.
He thanked Nigerians for insisting on democracy as the only vehicle to national growth and stability, saying reconciliation was necessary since all Nigerians came from the same womb called Nigeria.
Part of Jonathan’s Facebook message reads: “Easter is the culmination of the Lenten season, a time to imbibe Christ’s teachings of reconciliation with God and each other.
“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.
“As a nation, we must accept that the presidential elections are behind us and reconcile our differences as children born from the womb of one mother, Nigeria. I am confident that we will do this.”
Sultan salutes Christians
The Nigerian Muslim community, under the leadership of the President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has congratulated the Christian community on the Easter celebration.
The NSCIA secretary- general, Prof. Is-Haq Oloyede, at a news conference in Ilorin yesterday, described Easter as a religious festival commemorating a significant landmark in Christianity which serves as a springboard for spiritual renewal, religious re-awakening and general rebirth.
He expressed the hope that “this spirit of re-awakening and rebirth would be allowed to define our national course.
“As a people of faith united by our common ancestor, Prophet Ibrahim, the recent history of distrust within our faith communities and weakened efforts at inter-faith communication require urgent attention of all of us.
“Easter serves to re-direct our attention to those values and ideals that we traditionally share in common, which had defined us before the recent expediency.”
Oloyede noted that human beings were weak and characterized by fallibility, and it was an ample period to deeply reflect “on where we erred as humans and then chart a new beginning of rectitude and righteousness as one people under God.”
He lamented that both Christian and Islamic Studies as independent school subjects have been downgraded to mere topics under a subject in the basic
“Other tragedies bordering on trust had befallen us but we thank God for this golden opportunity of Easter and its symbolic message of renewal.
“As we congratulate you and our teeming Christian brothers and sisters all over the country on the occasion of this important religious festival. We urge you to partner with us in addressing issues pertinent to building a strong and vibrant nation.”
Let’s learn Easter lesson of sacrifice – Northern Govs
The chairman, Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) and Governor of Niger State, Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has urged Nigerians to draw lessons from the Christian celebration of Easter to place country above self. The governor who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Israel A. Ebije, said Nigeria had matured politically, adding that with the collective effort of everyone, the country can overcome its social and economic challenges.
Aliyu, who urged politicians across the 36 states of the federation to imbibe the maturity witnessed during the presidential and National Assembly elections, said the beauty of Nigeria’s democracy would be complete if the outcome of April 11 election is peaceful and people-based. “Let me wish Nigerians a merry Easter celebration. Let me also call on Christians and Muslims to avail themselves in sacrificial duties for the common good of Nigeria. We must eschew self; we must view issues from a collective bargain point of view; we must see ourselves first as Nigerians, and no matter the circumstance, we must place country first.”
Expressing optimism Nigeria would continue to grow politically, socially and economically, the Niger governor urged all to remain committed to the Nigerian project.
The president, who stated this in an Easter message he posted on his Facebook page yesterday, urged Nigerians to consider the Easter season as a period to imbibe the teachings of Jesus Christ bordering on reconciliation with God and fellow humans.
He thanked Nigerians for insisting on democracy as the only vehicle to national growth and stability, saying reconciliation was necessary since all Nigerians came from the same womb called Nigeria.
Part of Jonathan’s Facebook message reads: “Easter is the culmination of the Lenten season, a time to imbibe Christ’s teachings of reconciliation with God and each other.
“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.
“As a nation, we must accept that the presidential elections are behind us and reconcile our differences as children born from the womb of one mother, Nigeria. I am confident that we will do this.”
Sultan salutes Christians
The Nigerian Muslim community, under the leadership of the President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has congratulated the Christian community on the Easter celebration.
The NSCIA secretary- general, Prof. Is-Haq Oloyede, at a news conference in Ilorin yesterday, described Easter as a religious festival commemorating a significant landmark in Christianity which serves as a springboard for spiritual renewal, religious re-awakening and general rebirth.
He expressed the hope that “this spirit of re-awakening and rebirth would be allowed to define our national course.
“As a people of faith united by our common ancestor, Prophet Ibrahim, the recent history of distrust within our faith communities and weakened efforts at inter-faith communication require urgent attention of all of us.
“Easter serves to re-direct our attention to those values and ideals that we traditionally share in common, which had defined us before the recent expediency.”
Oloyede noted that human beings were weak and characterized by fallibility, and it was an ample period to deeply reflect “on where we erred as humans and then chart a new beginning of rectitude and righteousness as one people under God.”
He lamented that both Christian and Islamic Studies as independent school subjects have been downgraded to mere topics under a subject in the basic
“Other tragedies bordering on trust had befallen us but we thank God for this golden opportunity of Easter and its symbolic message of renewal.
“As we congratulate you and our teeming Christian brothers and sisters all over the country on the occasion of this important religious festival. We urge you to partner with us in addressing issues pertinent to building a strong and vibrant nation.”
Let’s learn Easter lesson of sacrifice – Northern Govs
The chairman, Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) and Governor of Niger State, Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has urged Nigerians to draw lessons from the Christian celebration of Easter to place country above self. The governor who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Israel A. Ebije, said Nigeria had matured politically, adding that with the collective effort of everyone, the country can overcome its social and economic challenges.
Aliyu, who urged politicians across the 36 states of the federation to imbibe the maturity witnessed during the presidential and National Assembly elections, said the beauty of Nigeria’s democracy would be complete if the outcome of April 11 election is peaceful and people-based. “Let me wish Nigerians a merry Easter celebration. Let me also call on Christians and Muslims to avail themselves in sacrificial duties for the common good of Nigeria. We must eschew self; we must view issues from a collective bargain point of view; we must see ourselves first as Nigerians, and no matter the circumstance, we must place country first.”
Expressing optimism Nigeria would continue to grow politically, socially and economically, the Niger governor urged all to remain committed to the Nigerian project.
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