Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
As the world celebrates Easter, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau; Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, and Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, have urged Christians to imbibe Jesus Christ’s spirit of love.
Other senators, including Solomon Adeola (Ogun West); Sani Musa (Niger East); Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North); Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central); Isah Jibrin (Kogi East), and the Senate Spokesperson, Adeyemi Adaramodu, have also congratulated all Christians at home and in the diaspora for successfully completing the 40 days Lent and witnessing another Easter celebration.
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, in his Easter message, has also urged Nigerians to be patient with the government.
In his message, Barau enjoined Christians to imbibe the teachings of Jesus Christ and the lessons of Easter, which emphasise peace, love, perseverance and forgiveness.
He called on all Nigerians to reflect on the state of the nation and rededicate themselves in prayers and sacrifice even as he said the country’s challenges were surmountable if the people unite, love one another and pray for the country and its leadership to move the nation forward.
On his part, Bamidele appealed to Nigerians to show greater understanding in the face of the current global challenges as it also affected Nigerians, stressing that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is doing everything possible to provide necessary solutions and succour.
In his message, Ndume prayed for the success of all the reforms undertaken by the current administration in the country to make Nigeria great again.
Lawan admonishes Nigerians to keep faith and remain resilient in the face of challenges, while Musa urged Christians to remember the less fortunate by extending a helping hand to those in need.
He appealed to Nigerians to pray for peace and security in the nation, and the safety and protection of all Nigerians.
Akpoti-Uduaghan lauded the selfless love of Christ for humanity and urged Nigerians to emulate His virtues and live in peace and love.
She admonished Nigerians to use the occasion to seek the face of God for continuous peace and harmony in Nigeria.
Adeola appealed to everyone to practise the Christian virtues of sacrifice, patience, love and abiding faith for a better tomorrow as exemplified in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Adaramodu appealed to Nigerians to remain hopeful and prayerful saying that he had no doubt that everybody will soon be seeing greater dividends of democracy.
Similarly, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ganduje has solicited the support of Nigerians for President Bola Tinubu in providing solutions to the current economic challenges.
The appeal was contained in a statement to felicitate with Christians to mark this year’s Easter celebration.
In the statement issued yesterday by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu in Abuja, the former Kano State Governor admonished Nigerians to be patient with the government, insisting that the present challenges are temporary as the government efforts are already yielding the much-desired result.
Expressing optimism for a turnaround, Ganduje maintained: “Very soon Nigeria will witness the needed development and economic prosperity like never seen in the history of the country.”
