Amaechi Preaches Peace, Love At Easter

As Christians mark this year’s Easter celebration, Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has urged Nigerians to be peaceful, love one another and live in harmony.
A statement by Governor Amaechi’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr David Iyofor said, the celebration of Easter should be seen as a period of sober reflection, forgiveness and togetherness, pointing out that our country is in need of sacrifice, forgiveness and love.
Governor Amaechi also urged Nigerians to pray for the release of the abducted school girls in Borno State by the Boko Haram Islamic sect and equally charged Nigerians to fervently pray for peace and unity in the country.
“Jesus Christ died, so that we could live. We must endeauor to emulate the selfless life and sacrifice of Christ. As we celebrate the resurrection of Christ, we must fully appreciate the  significance of this very important event in the Christian calendar.
“Let me call on all Christian faithful to emulate Christ in all their dealings and also remember to love one another. We should realize the fact that we cannot achieve meaningful development in an atmosphere of rancour and acrimony. We should be peaceful and united at all times for the sake of our dear country”, he said.
The NGF Chair further advised Nigerians to pray to God for a peaceful election in 2015, and called on politicians to exhibit decorum and tolerance as the 2015 general election approach.
“Let me also call on politicians in our dear country to recognize the fact that for our nascent democracy to survive, we must abhor and avoid all practices that will impact negatively on the polity, and begin to do things properly and justly, most especially as we approach the 2015 general elections”, he said.
As Christians mark this year’s Easter celebration, Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has urged Nigerians to be peaceful, love one another and live in harmony.
A statement by Governor Amaechi’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr David Iyofor said, the celebration of Easter should be seen as a period of sober reflection, forgiveness and togetherness. He pointed out that our country is in need of sacrifice, forgiveness and love.
Governor Amaechi also urged Nigerians to pray for the release of the abducted school girls in Borno State by the Boko Haram Islamic sect and equally urged Nigerians to fervently pray for peace and unity in the country.
“Jesus Christ died, so that we could live. We must endeavor to emulate the selfless life and sacrifice of Christ. As we celebrate the resurrection of Christ, we must fully appreciate the  significance of this very important event in the Christian calendar.
“Let me call on all Christian faithfuls to emulate Christ in all their dealings and also remember to love one another. We should realize the fact that we cannot achieve meaningful development in an atmosphere of rancour and acrimony, we should be peaceful and united at all times for the sake of our dear country”.
The NGF Chair further advised Nigerians to pray to God for a peaceful election in 2015 and called on politicians to exhibit decorum and political tolerance as the 2015 general election approaches.
“Let me also call on politicians in our dear country to recognize the fact that for our nascent democracy to survive we must abhor and avoid all practices that will impact negatively on the polity and begin to do things properly and justly, most especially as we approach the 2015 general elections”, he said.