Easter Reminds Us God Can Turn Round Unpleasant Situation For Good – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Easter is a season that “reminds us that God can turn an unpleasant situation round for good.

The president said this in an Easter message to Nigerians which he personally signed on Friday, adding that at the heart of Easter is the triumph of light over darkness.

Recognising that Easter is about renewed hope and a glorious future, Buhari urged all Nigerians to continue to be confident and believe strongly in the country for better seasons ahead

With the just concluded 2023 general elections, the President congratulated the newly elected leaders even as he acknowledged the right of those who feel dissatisfied with the outcome to seek redress. He said he expects them to wait patiently and allow the legal system run its course.

Buhari said this in his last Easter Day message to citizens as President.

Describing Easter as a season commemorating the triumph of light over darkness, the President said “I join Christians in Nigeria and around the world to celebrate Easter, which commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, signposting his victory over death.

“It is a season that reminds us that the Almighty can turn an unpleasant situation around for good.

He commended Nigerians for believing in the electoral process that produced the next set of leaders at the federal and State levels.

However, he noted disgruntled sections of the electorate, urging them to allow justice to prevail at the courts.

“While I congratulate those that have been elected, I acknowledge that it is the right of those who feel dissatisfied with the outcome to seek redress.

“I expect them to wait patiently and allow our legal system to run its course,” Buhari said.

He said it had been a rare privilege to serve as President since Nigerians gave him the first mandate in 2015 and renewed it in 2019.

He noted that his regime’s successes in security, economy, infrastructure, new oil frontier basins, landmark legal reforms as well as food sufficiency, among others, were possible because of the support of Nigerians who enabled him to honour his vows to keep the country united, prosperous and secure.

“As we celebrate this season with our families, neighbours and communities, let us do so in love, compassion, kindness, resilience and forgiveness,” he said.