Christmas message from Mr President
Dear Compatriots,
I greet and felicitate with you all once again as we celebrate the birth
of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
I join all of our Christian compatriots in giving thanks to God Almighty
for the divine gift of Jesus Christ the Messiah whose earthly
incarnation we commemorate today.
As we celebrate the birth of
Jesus Christ who the Prophet Isaiah heralded as the Prince of Peace and
Wonderful Counselor, I believe it is very appropriate that we all, Christians
and non-Christians alike, reflect more deeply on the virtues and ideals which
the Messiah espoused during his earthly mission.
To my mind, there can be no
doubt that the greater internalization of the virtues of love for our
fellowmen, tolerance, Godliness, honesty, fairness to others, selflessness, and
peaceful co-existence with others, by all adult Nigerians, and the inculcation
of the same in our youth, will definitely
help our dear nation to overcome most of its present challenges. Continue...