Dear Compatriots, I greet and felicitate with you all as we celebrate
Christmas once again. I join our Christian compatriots and all other
Nigerians in giving thanks to God Almighty whose Grace and Benevolence
has helped our nation to overcome the many challenges it has had since
we celebrated Christmas last year.
The annual commemoration of the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ is a most auspicious time for us,
as individuals and as a nation, to rededicate ourselves to the virtues
and ideals which the Messiah preached and exemplified during his earthly
ministry.
Let us all therefore resolve this Christmas to make the
ideals of peace, harmony, tolerance, love and goodwill to all even more
manifest in our interactions with others.
It remains my sincere
belief that no height of human accomplishment is beyond us as a nation,
if we can overcome our differences, such as they are, and forge a
binding national consensus to put the progress and well-being of the
country above all other considerations.
My administration will do
all within its powers and abilities to ensure that when representatives
of our people assemble for the forthcoming national conference next
year, they will have every opportunity and encouragement to make very
significant contributions towards forging the required consensus for
sustained national peace, unity and progress.
It is also my
expectation that the national conference will contribute in no small
measure towards the urgent resolution of contentious issues which
currently hinder our progress as a nation.
With God Almighty as our
Guide, Strength and Enabler, My Administration will continue to
implement its Agenda for National Transformation in furtherance of its
avowed commitment to improving the living conditions of all Nigerians.
We will continue to count on the prayers, support and cooperation of
all patriotic Nigerians in the coming year as we consolidate and build
on our achievements in several sectors including national security,
power supply, communications, transportation, health and education.
As we commemorate the birth of the Prince of Peace, let us all strive to
honour Him more by living our lives as He taught; by making personal
sacrifices for the good of others, by showing greater love for others,
by being fairer and more honest in our dealings with others, by being
ever-willing to forgive those who offend us and by always extending
goodwill towards others.
On behalf of myself, my family and the
Federal Government, I wish you all very joyful Christmas celebrations,
and a peaceful and prosperous 2014.
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
President,
Federal Republic of Nigeria
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