How Some View Crucifixion, Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Nigeria will today join Christians in other parts of the world to celebrate Easter, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ

Speaking to The Tide yesterday, Mr Francis Onyekwu said Easter is a period of reflection.

Mr Onyewu, who works with The News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) said it is a period when we should always offer hands of love to others.

Jesus Christ came to the world and later was killed to enable us have salvation, he said, adding that Easter should be a period of thanksgiving.

Mrs Nwankafor, a trader said Easter should be a period “we should always pray to God for forgivness”  and urged Nigerians to love their  neighbours

She noted that Christ came preaching the word of God, only to be killed by enemies of the world.

She urged Christians to use the opportunity to ask for forgiveness.

But Mr Christians Ekito, a member of the Jehovah Witness, said Easter may be the period when Christ Jesus died but it is wrong to celebrate it.

He noted that there was no time that the Bible recommend that the death of Jesus Christ should be celebrated.

Ekito said : Christians should follow the instructions of the bible.

But, Mr Ikechi Omunakwe said ‘Easter is a period of thanksgiving to the lord for what he has done to mankind”.

Omunakwe noted that the period should be celebrated and that it means a lot to him because without “ the death, salvation will not come.

In his message  the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, said this solemn occasion of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ offers Christians great opportunity to reflect on the great love that the Almighty God has for us as He sent His only begotten son to die in order to redeem us.

 It is also another opportunity for all Nigerians to thank God for His abiding love and continuous blessings to our dear country Nigeria and to us as a people.

As a nation and as a people, he said, we have had our own share of ups and downs but because of our grim determination to succeed in the face of temptations and trials and, above all, our abiding faith in the will of the Almighty God, who in His wisdom made us to live together as a people and as a nation, we have always triumphed and will always come out from every setback in our journey to nationhood.

We must never lose hope in the capacity of this country to bounce back on track to take her rightful position in the comity of nations, neither can we afford to diminish our expectation and trust in our leaders and government to provide quality leadership and good governance which will translate our collective dreams into reality.

This is why we must support the Acting President, H.E. Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in his effort to move this country to the next level.

He urged all Nigerians both Christians and non Christians, to remain peaceful, united, steadfast, focused and above all prayerful as we march on to greatness as a nation.