Fellow citizens,
I greet you all, especially our Christian brothers
and sisters, as we celebrate Easter in
commemoration of the resurrection of our Lord,
Jesus Christ.
For Christians all over the world, the major
lessons of Easter, which we celebrate this year in
the midst of general elections in our nation, are
to be found in the Messiah’s Divine love and
glorious self-sacrifice for the redemption of
mankind.
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.
We must therefore seize the opportunity of the
Easter holiday to reflect deeply on what more we
need to do as a people, to ensure that the
political process in which we are currently
engaged is successfully concluded and that our
beloved country, Nigeria continues to move
towards a better future for all of its citizens.
Happily, we have already successfully scaled the
hurdle of the Presidential and National Assembly
Elections. I am quite hopeful that the
Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections will
also be conducted peacefully.
To the glory and pride of our fatherland, our
collective actions since March 28 have assured
the world that the democratic spirit is alive and
well in our nation.
By the grace of God, our beloved nation, Nigeria
is moving forward despite all challenges.
Let us all pray this Easter, that God Almighty who
has brought us this far, will continue to bless our
nation as we march onward towards the
fulfillment of our collective vision of a truly
united, strong and prosperous nation.
I wish you all very happy Easter celebrations.
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR
President,
Federal Republic of Nigeria
April 4, 2015
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