Read President Buhari’s Eid-El-Fitr Message To Nigerians

Fellow Compatriots,
I greet and felicitate with you all,
especially our citizens of the Islamic
faith on this auspicious occasion of
the 2015 Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.
I congratulate all those who have
successfully completed the Ramadan
fast in keeping with the injunction
of our Creator. Continue…
Although we have come to the end
of this year’s month of Ramadan, I
believe that a greater acceptance by
Nigerians of its key lessons of self-
denial and sacrifice will serve our
dear country well as we strive to
overcome our present challenges,
undo the damage done by years of
bad governance and accelerate the
pace of national development.
Reviewing our dire circumstances
and the many missed opportunities
of the past, some commentators and
observers have said that this is
Nigeria’s last chance to get its act
together and finally begin to fulfill
its God-given potential for greatness.
While not going that far, I certainly
believe that now, more than ever
before, our country needs greater
self-denial, sacrifice and patriotism
from all of its citizens, if we are to
quickly recover from our numerous
problems and start moving in a
positive direction.
This current period of our life as a
nation offers us a great opportunity
to break from the vicious triangle of
insecurity, corruption and under-
development. We must collectively
resolve to seize this opportunity and
unite to confront our problems.
I remain wholly committed to giving
the required leadership towards
undoing the wrongs of the past,
ensuring that nigeria truly begins to
unlock its great potential and that
the benefits of our immense
national resources are shared and
enjoyed by all, not just by successive
cabals of corrupt leaders and their
cronies.
I was very aware of your high
expectations when I assumed office
and I reassure you, my fellow
citizens, that since my inauguration
on the 29th of May this year, I have
been working with utmost
dedication to meticulously plan and
tackle the many national challenges
which we identified and promised
to resolve.
To succeed however, I need your
continued support, understanding
and patience.
I fully understand and share the
thirst of my long-suffering
compatriots for corruption-free
government institutions that work
efficiently to deliver visible
development for the benefit of all
citizens.
I also share the feelings of those
who think that we should be moving
faster. But I urge them and all
Nigerians to trust that my
commitment to real and positive
change in our nation is as firm as
ever.
There is indeed much work to be
done, but we must do it well and
carefully to ensure that the great
opportunity which we now have is
not lost to the “business as usual”
group who selfishly or
shortsightedly prefer a status quo
that panders to their personal or
group interests.
The adverse effects of years of rot,
corruption, inept and bad
governance on our nation are
immense, but certainly not
insurmountable if we all resolve
now to place the well-being of our
nation above all other
considerations and work whole-
heartedly with the present
administration to achieve greater
peace and security across the nation,
and reposition our country for faster
economic development and
progress.
May Almighty Allah continue to
guide us and bless our dear nation.
I wish you all happy Eid-el- Fitr
celebrations.
Muhammadu Buhari