Fellow Nigerians,
I rejoice with you all, especially
our Christian brothers and sisters, as we celebrate Easter.
For Christians all over the world,
this celebration is in commemoration of the supreme sacrifice which Jesus
Christ made for the salvation of mankind.
The Gospels also tell us that during
his earthly ministry, Jesus Christ repeatedly urged his disciples and followers
to "love one another as I have loved you".
As we celebrate Easter this year, I
sincerely believe that it will serve our dear nation very well if we all imbibe
this essential message of Jesus Christ and truly learn to love our
countrymen and women as we love ourselves.
Indeed, we will surely make faster
progress towards the achievement of the peaceful, united, strong, progressive
and prosperous country we all desire if, as a nation, we eschew all divisive,
parochial, ethnic and religious sentiments and rivalries, and begin to live
more harmoniously with our compatriots, as Jesus Christ and the founders of the
world's other great religions enjoined mankind.
Our unfortunate notoriety in recent
years as a country where the blood of men, women and children are wantonly and
callously shed in frequent orgies of criminal, political, ethnic and religious
violence has become very embarrassing and utterly unacceptable.
My administration is determined to
achieve greater peace and security across our nation by ending the avoidable
conflicts and crises that hinder our national progress.
I ask for greater support from all
Nigerians in this regard. We must put a stop to politically motivated killings.
Our communities must be made safe again for all inhabitants to live together in
peace and harmony.
Our armed forces, police and other
security agencies are being progressively reformed, repositioned and empowered
to win the war against terrorism and make mass killings, abductions and other
criminal atrocities things of the past in our beloved country.
Let us all also play our parts as
patriotic citizens and do all that we can to ensure that we make Nigeria a
safer, more peaceful and happier place for its people and others.
Faith, belief and the fulfilment of
expectations are also key themes of the Easter celebration. I urge you all
therefore, to continue to have faith in the future greatness of our country and
to believe that the CHANGE my administration promised will surely come to
fruition.
That CHANGE, which we all yearn for,
will certainly occur more rapidly if we all place the love of our country above
selfish personal and group interests.
The National Assembly has just
passed the 2016 budget. I assure all Nigerians that we will do our utmost best
to ensure that the budget, the first since my election as President, is
efficiently and successfully implemented towards achieving our objective of
faster economic growth and development.
I thank the vast majority of
Nigerians for their patience and understanding in the first ten months of this
administration.
As we go forward, I assure you all that
we are working very hard to overcome the challenges we encountered on
assumption of office.
We are moving on with an unshaken
resolve and determination to deliver on the mandate you gave us on March 28,
last year.
I wish you all very happy Easter
celebrations.
Muhammadu Buhari
March 26, 2016
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