The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Monday urged Nigerians urged Nigerians
to spare a thought for our military and security forces who are on the front lines on the war on terror.
He said he was particularly touched by Lt. Col. Ibrahim Sakaba’s widow by the devotion and love she had for her husband who inevitably paid the supreme sacrifice for Nigeria.
I urge all Nigerians to think about these heroes who make the relative peace we live in possible. They endure so that we all can enjoy. Because they gave their all, we all have some peace. So, when next you see a soldier, boost his or her morale by acknowledging their sacrifices and thanking them. Nigeria owes so much to the gallant officers and the men and women of our armed forces, he said.
In a signed statement made available to SHARPEDGENews Online, Atiku, epitomised the spirit of Christmas, which according to him, is sacrificial giving. Let us also celebrate the sacrifice our armed forces make for Nigeria, he added.
“Finally, seeing that the essence of Christmas is that Christ came to earth to reconcile us to God, should we not, as beneficiaries of such divine reconciliation, reciprocate it by being reconciled with each other during this Yuletide period and beyond? There are too much divisions in our nation today and it is up to each and everyone of us to inject the healing and unifying serum of love for our neighbour into the nation’s consciousness this Christmas.
“We may be Muslim, Christian or traditional religion adherents. But we are all creatures of God deserving of the love of God and of our neighbours. Let that be the attitude we embrace this Christmas and beyond.”