Oshiomhole preaches peace, love at Easter
(Nigeria) Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has urged Christian faithful to imbibe the virtues of
peace, love, sacrifice and forgiveness which are the lessons of Easter.
In his Easter message, signed by his Chief Press Secretary,
Peter Okhiria, the gGovernor said “As we
join Christians all over the world to celebrate this Easter, I urge the
faithful in Edo State and Nigeria to imbibe the core values of Christianity and
the lessons of the season which are sacrifice, love, sharing and forgiveness of
sins.
“We should remember that the progenitor of the Christian
faith is also known as the ‘Prince of Peace’ and we should, therefore, embrace
peace with all men and maintain the peace which we have enjoyed in the state in
the past years.
“As we celebrate, we should not forget to extend a hand of
fellowship to the less-privileged among us, as Christ taught us to ‘love our
neighbours as our ourselves.’
“This season offers me another opportunity to offer my deep
appreciation to the good people Edo State for their confidence in, and support
for this government in the past seven years which has culminated in the high
level of success recorded in our efforts to rebuild the dilapidated structures
and infrastructure which we met on ground in 2008.
“Our modest achievements have been due, largely, to the
prayers and support of the faithful, and I urge you, in my last Easter message
to you as Governor of Edo State, to extend the same level of support to my
successor who will continue from where we stop and build on the solid
structures we have put in place.
“I extend my appreciation to the Muslim faithful and people
of other faith in the state for the love they have generously showered on me
and the prevailing peace in the state, and I appeal to them to continue to
maintain this peace now and beyond the life of this administration.
“As we celebrate, I pray that the joy of Easter encompasses
you as we renew our strength to build the Edo of our dreams.”
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