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| President Muhammadu Buhari |
President Muhammadu
Buhari has assured his government will deliver on its promised change.
In
his Easter Message Saturday, the president thanked Nigerians for being patient
with his government in its first 10 turbulent months in office.
The
president’s full text:
EASTER
MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI
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.
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, re-positioned 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 fulfilment 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
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.
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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