Thanks Nigerians for the Support to the Tinubu Administration and Expresses Hope of a Better 2025_
– Says the Celebration of Christmas is an Occasion to Demonstrate Unique Love to One Another in spite of Religion or Tribe_
By Biola Lawal
Abuja (Flowerbudnews): Director General of the the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Rt.Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub, has enjoined Nigerians to use the occasion of the Christmas and New Year celebrations to demonstrate love for one another.
He said that the essence of the celebrations is to share something, including gifts, hope, prayers and encouragement inspite of tribal or religious differences.
This was contained in his Christmas and New Year message released to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, a copy of which was made available to FLOWERBUDNEWS by the Special Assistant to the DG, NTAC (Media and Publicity), Nkem Anyata-Lafia.
The former federal lawmaker used the occasion to commend Nigerians for the support the Tinubu Administration has enjoyed and urged them to look forward to a better 2025 under the current Administration.
The rest of the message reads:
“I feel quite elated to convey to the good people of our great nation my humble felicitations on the occasion of this year’s Christmas and the New Year celebrations.
“Indeed, coming at the end of every year, the celebration of Christmas and the accompanying New Year is usually an opportunity for stocktaking of the outgoing year,a kind of sober reflection on how we have fared in our individual lives,our work,our family,in community service and in our dedication to one another.
“Beyond the above,Christmas is a time to show love and to demonstrate that we care for everyone around us without a consideration for creed or tongues.The occasion exemplifies the stellar principles of Christianity,which demand that, to love is to share something of ourselves with those for whom we profess love.
“According to the Holy Writ in John 3:16, ‘For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten son…’, the word “giving” is the basic demonstration of the word “love”,which in itself, beyond every other interpretation to which it has been subjected by our individual inclinations,the greatest virtue for man and his kind.
“It is no wonder, therefore, that we are called and enjoined to imitate God by seeking to always do what He has done in giving us His prized possession ,One that has come to give freedom and liberty to mankind.
“As we celebrate the feast of Christmas and the New Year,we must bear in mind that the celebration means nothing if we fail to give it a human face by identifying someone to make happy,to give that special notion that they matter,after all.
“In driving home the significance of this celebration,I urge us all to give to everyone around us something that we cherish, something through which we can mediate joy and laughter in the heart of another.
“This is the true essence of Christmas and we are called to enable it by our very actions in this period of celebration.
“For those our gifts may not get to,let us spare a moment to send them a word of love,of prayers,of hope and of encouragement.For this is the only way the joy of these celebrations can be made to reach every heart.
“I also urge us all to continue to demonstrate support for our Leader and Father of the Nation,our dear President,in his quest to route the nation through the path of economic redemption.
”We must also support our various leaders across the nation.Your support, co-operation and prayers are, indeed, necessary for their overall well-being and performance.We must also,as the Holy Books demand of us, continue to pray for them always.
”We cannot but agree that in spite of all the global socio-economic hiccups this year,our leaders have fared well in 2024.And as the signs show, we look forward to a better 2025.
“I wish us all a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.” (FLOWERBUDNEWS)
