President Jonathan's New Year Message to Nigerians
Dear Compatriots,
I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the year 2014 which
promises to be a momentous one for our country for several reasons,
including the fact that it is also the year of our great nation’s
centenary celebrations. Click Here for Christmas Massage
I join you all in giving thanks to God Almighty for guiding us and our
beloved nation safely through all the challenges of the outgoing year to
the beginning of 2014.
Exactly 100 years ago today, on January 1, 1914, the British Colonial authorities amalgamated
what was then the separate Protectorates of Southern Nigeria and
Northern Nigeria, giving birth to the single geopolitical entity known
as Nigeria.
For us therefore, today is not just the beginning of a new year, but the
end of a century of national existence and the beginning of another. It
is a moment for sober reflection and for pride in all that is great
about Nigeria.
Whatever challenges we may have faced, whatever storms we may have
confronted and survived, Nigeria remains a truly blessed country, a
country of gifted men and women who continue to distinguish themselves
in all spheres of life, a country whose diversity remains a source of
strength.
We pay tribute today, as always to our founding fathers and mothers, and
all the heroes and heroines whose toil and sweat over the century made
this country what it is today.
As I noted, a few days ago, the amalgamation of 1914 was certainly not a
mistake but a blessing. As we celebrate 100 years of nationhood, we
must resolve to continue to work together as one, united people, to make
our country even greater.
I assure you that our administration remains fully committed to the
progressive development of our country and the consolidation of peace,
unity and democratic governance in our fatherland.
Despite several continuing domestic and global challenges, for us in
Nigeria, the year 2013 witnessed many positive developments which we
will strive to build upon in 2014.
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