President Muhammadu Buhari says this period of Easter has emboldened Nigerians to believe that the current spate of uncertainty and insecurity would soon unfold a season of triumph of good over evil, hope over despair and light over darkness.
He said this on Thursday in his 2022 Easter message to Nigerians.
He said Nigerians should let the security and unity of the nation guide their actions and utterances as the country approaches another season of electioneering.
He said this period also evoked in Nigerians the resilience of the human spirit not to give up in the face of “seemingly daunting challenges of life”.
Buhari urged the citizens to increase love for one another rather than hate, and show more patriotism, saying that “this is the only country we have.”
Wishing all Nigerians a joyful and blessed Easter, he said: “This year’s celebration is very unique for adherents of the two great faiths in Nigeria. It culminates the 40-day season of Lent for Christians, where the faithful is expected to fast, pray, assist the poor, abhor injustice and strife, give alms, penitently engage in self-examination and repentance of sins.
“Similar values apply to the Muslim faithful, currently about half-way into the holy month of Ramadan.
“For us as a nation, the message of Easter, which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after crucifixion and burial, reminds us of the power of divine love, faith and redemption.”
