SAN FRANCISCO, April 04, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan has called on all Nigerians, especially Christians, to show love and self-sacrifice as Jesus Christ did in his divine love and glorious self-sacrifice for the redemption of mankind.
President Jonathan made the call, Saturday, in his Easter message to the nation, saying “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.”
According to the President, “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.”
Expressing happiness that Nigerians have already successfully scaled the hurdle of the Presidential and National Assembly Elections, he said he was quite hopeful that the gubernatorial and State Assembly elections will also be conducted peacefully.
According to him, “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.”
