President Goodluck Jonathan’s Christmas Message To Nigerians

The president of Nigeria has sent a Christmas
message to all Nigerians.
Read it below.
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 Agendafor 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