EID-EL-KABIR MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM
GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR,
PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,
OCTOBER, 2014
Dear Compatriots,
I greet and felicitate with all our countrymen and
women of the Islamic faith as we celebrate this
year’s Eid-El-Kabir.
I also congratulate all believers who have
successfully undertaken the Hajj this year as
enjoined by Prophet Mohammed (May Peace Be
Upon Him).
As they conclude the rites of the Hajj and prepare
to return home, let us all join them in offering
special prayers for greater security, peace, unity
and progress in our dear country as well as for the
peaceful and successful conduct of next year’s
general elections.
With this week’s issuance of a formal notice of the
impending general elections by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC), another
national campaign season is now truly upon us
and I urge all political leaders in the country to
place the overriding interest of the well-being and
progress of our fatherland above all other
considerations in the coming campaigns and
elections.
My administration has done its sincere best in the
past four years to implement its agenda for
national transformation and move our country
forward on several fronts.
I thank the many individuals, stakeholders, groups,
associations, non-governmental organisations,
unions and political leaders from across the
country who have, in recognition and appreciation
of our efforts and commitment to repositioning our
dear nation for more rapid growth and
development, urged me to seek a second term in
office.
In deciding on an appropriate response to such
calls, I will place the greater interests of national
harmony, cohesion, unity, security, political
stability, progress, equity, justice and fairness
above any personal ambition or sectional agenda.
I urge all other political leaders in the country to
do the same. Let us all rise above unedifying,
unpatriotic and selfish personal interests and
divisive sectional agenda in the coming national
elections.
Let us also commit ourselves more to the
sustenance of democracy and political stability
which are essential prerequisites for
the advancement of good governance, inclusive
economic growth and rapid development.
In spite of the significant progress we have made
in the past four years, our dear nation continues to
face critical challenges in some areas. I am
convinced however that if we persevere and
continue to build diligently on what the present
administration has achieved, we will surely
overcome all hindrances and fully establish a
stronger, more united and prosperous nation that
meets the aspirations and yearnings of all of our
people.
As we celebrate the Eid-El-Kabir, let us also
rededicate and commit ourselves to the Holy
Prophet’s injunctions of piety, honesty, charity and
generosity to the less privileged, impartial
leadership and true justice for all.
These virtues and lessons will surely stand our
nation in good stead as we continue our journey
towards the fulfillment of our founding fathers’
vision of a great nation.
May Allah’s blessings be upon all our compatriots
who have undertaken the Hajj this year and on
our dear country.
I wish all Nigerians currently in the Holy Land a
safe journey back home.
Happy Eid-El-Kabir to you all.
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR
President,
Federal Republic of Nigeria
October 3, 2014
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