Easter: We must never succumb to hopelessness – Jonathan

In an Easter message yesterday, Jonathan said, “We are a people of great faith and the vast majority of our people are adherents of the world’s major faith-based religions.   “My message to the nation therefore, as we celebrate one of Christianity’s most holy days, is that we should continue to have faith in our […]

In an Easter message yesterday, Jonathan said, “We are a people of great faith and the vast majority of our people are adherents of the world’s major faith-based religions.

 

“My message to the nation therefore, as we celebrate one of Christianity’s most holy days, is that we should continue to have faith in our collective ability to overcome all present challenges and take our rightful place in the comity of nations as a strong, united and prosperous country.

“As people of faith, we must never succumb to hopelessness and despair.

“We must rekindle and retain deep faith in our shared vision of greatness and continuously renew our determination to achieve our immense potentials through total commitment and dedication to the fulfilment of our national aspirations.”

He said as the resurrection of Jesus Christ signifies, “the triumph of light over darkness, Nigeria will overcome its developmental challenges in the shortest possible time if we all resolve to set aside our differences, work together as one people, and foster peace, harmony and security in our country as requisite conditions for steady socio-economic growth and development.

“My administration will continue to give dynamic, purposeful and effective leadership towards the attainment of our goal of fastering national progress and development.

“We shall continue to put the greatest effort into achieving a positive transformation in the lives of our people with the effective implementation of our agenda for national transformation.