Jonathan On Easter: Nigeria Moving Forward Despite Challenges

Outgoing President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said despite numerous
challenges, Nigeria is indeed moving forward.

President Jonathan in an Easter celebration message to Nigerians urged all
to be prepared to make sacrifices for the greater unity, political
stability and progress of the country.

He said having scaled through the hurdles of the Presidential election,
the President urge all to ensure that the coming Governorship election is
conducted peacefully.

The Easter Message Reads:



PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN’S EASTER MESSAGE TO THE NATION



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