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
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