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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