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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