Easter Celebrations: Bauchi state Governor , Bala Mohammad felicitates with Christian faithful’s
From Nasir Baban ‘Yan biyu, BAUCHI
Bauchi state governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed a has felicitated with Christian adherents on the occasion of Good Friday and Easter Monday celebrations.
He urged the Christians urging give special thanks to God for making it possible for them to witness another celebration circle..
The governor in a press release signed by his Special adviser on media matters, Mukhtar Gidado, Special Adviser, made available to news men in Bauchi. Governor Bala said in his life time, Jesus Christ preached peace, honesty, love for one another and above all the fear of God .
He enjoined Christians to imbibe those virtues and put them into practice irrespective of their Christian inclinations.
Accordingly to him, Easter is a period of reflections, patience , self-denial from all sinful acts, he called on the peace loving people of the state people to shun ethnic , religious or political differences to live and coexist in peace and harmony.
He stressed that Bauchi State and Nigeria at large is in dire need of continuous prayers to overcome their myriad of challenges .
The media aide said “ Governor Mohammed used the opportunity to thank the people of Bauchi State for their perseverance and understanding over the economic difficulties being experienced, it a is a national problem and should be seen as a temporary set back and as people known for resilience , Nigerians would overcome the difficulty in no distant future.
“The primary objective of a responsible Government is to ensure security of lives and property of its citizens. Let me therefore reiterate the irrevocable commitment of the Bauchi State Government to the maintenance of law and order . To this end , we have taken all measures to ensure the safety of lives and property of the people of the State.
