Tuesday, December 25, 2018 09.00AM /
Ottoabasi Abasiekong for Proshare WebTV
As Nigerians celebrate Christmas day which is the birth of Jesus Christ
the believed Lord and Saviour of the world, global leaders have been sending
goodwill messages on the special day.
President Muhammadu Buhari in his message to Nigerians made a strong
case for the nation’s unity to be upheld in the midst of its socio-political
challenges.
Buhari, in a statement he personally signed on Monday, paid tribute to
the Armed forces for their remarkable and selfless service defending the
nation.
According to the President the season provides another opportunity
for Nigerians to reflect on the imagery of the humble, symbolic and divine
birth of a young child thousands of years ago in Bethlehem.
He alluded to the message of hope, compassion, salvation,
reconciliation, forgiveness and peace that Jesus Christ embodies and conveys.
Looking at 2018, President Buhari believed the Nigerian economy
made significant progress, even as the government remains committed to
implementing the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.
The President also stated that there has been progress in the Agro
sector, while the nation’s infrastructural deficit has been greatly reduced
with significant improvements in roads, railways, aviation and power.
He acknowledged the institutional reforms to improve the ease of doing
business environment and the ant-corruption crusade of his administration.
Buhari decried the spate of violence, farmer/herder clashes, unfortunate
fire disasters, floods and road accidents in the course of 2018.
Speaking on the essence of the season he said ”But we can put back
smiles on the faces of the grieving, the displaced and the troubled, if we show
a little love and recommit ourselves to building relationships with those
outside our ethnic, religious and socio-political divides”.
The Nigerian leader called for the demonstration of love during the
season through exchange of gifts, praying for and visiting loved ones,
visiting the sick and supporting the physically challenged persons.
“Together we can show generosity to our neighbours and demonstrate the
diversity that makes Nigeria unique – a land with a beautiful climate and
vegetation, beaming with an energetic and creative youth population” Buhari
said.
On the 2019 elections, President Buhari said “With general elections
around the corner and heightened political activities across the country, I
have charged our security and law enforcement agencies to secure the sanctity
of the ballot box and ensure that the outcome of the polls reflects the will of
the Nigerian people”.
Buhari reassured Nigerians that he is committed to free, fair, credible
and violence-free polls which is not a ruse or yet another vain political
promise.
He charged Nigerians to work together and prove to the globe that
something good can come out from Nigeria.
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