In the morning of December 25, 2013,
President Goodluck Jonathan
congratulated the Nation via his official
Facebook handle. Read the FULL text of
his greetings to Nigerians below
[unedited]:
As the world marks the birth of
Jesus Christ, let me, on behalf of
myself, my family and the Federal
Government, extend the good tidings
of peace, progress and joy to every
home throughout our beloved
country Nigeria.
Christmas is a time of joyous family
gatherings and as President, I see
every Nigerian as a member of my
family and I urge us all to retain the
unique sense of brotherly love that
this season evokes beyond the
Yuletide period.
While we will surely mark this
holiday in our different ways and
according to our established
traditions, it is my desire that we all
celebrate Christmas with some
minimum comforts and my team
and I have long prepared for this by
working to improve our
infrastructure especially those that
most serve us during this season.
Knowing that this period is the peak
period for cross country travels
amongst our people, this
administration has fast tracked the
repair and reconstruction of artery
roads nationwide. We have also
ensured that the nightmare our
citizens suffered at fuel stations
during periods like this is put behind
us. For the second year in a row,
train services have continued to run
from the Lagos Terminus all the way
to The hinterlands of the North. This
year, we also introduced cargo and
haulage train services from the
Lagos Port to up country locations.
With the Enugu airport now handling
international flights, more of our
people can fly directly to their
localities resulting in reduced
pressure on our roads.
Our policies to spur local production
of staples such as rice and wheat
are bearing fruits as evidenced by
the 2013 Global Hunger Index.
Although I will not depend on
statistics until every Nigerian has
enough to eat at all times and in
every season, the report is salutary
and only galvanizes us to further
action.
I have also personally monitored
government’s fiscal effort which we
ensured were tightened for the
purpose of avoiding or severely
reducing the seasonal inflationary
trends on consumer goods around
this time of the year with the
attendant result that inflation is at
single digit rate.
These steps have been undertaken
because of my belief that every good
and great thing is possible in our
country if we desire to achieve it.
So, as we all celebrate with friends
and family, I say from me to you,
Merry Christmas and may the joys
of the season extend from our
individual homes to those of our
neighbors and neighboring
communities irrespective of religion
and region.
GEJ
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