Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has urged Christian faithful to exhibit the spirit of peace, love and forgiveness, all through the Christmas celebration and beyond.
Amosun said this in his Christmas message, signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Otunba Adedayo Adeneye, noting that these were the values that Jesus Christ preached and exhibited all through his sojourn on earth.
According to him, “as we mark the Christmas, all true Christians must remember the reason for the season as well as the person, whose birth we are celebrating, who is Jesus Christ.
“Jesus Christ went about preaching peace, love and need for us to forgive those who trespass against us. If this is not evident in our lives, as we mark the Christmas and thereafter, then, we have only embarked on a jamboree”.
He therefore enjoined Christians to pledge to continue to live in peace, renew their love for the nation as well as for one another, and also imbibe the spirit of forgiveness, which, he noted, is a vital prerequisite for the acceptance of the sacrifices of Christmas.
Amosun wished Christians a merry Christmas celebrations and a happy prosperous 2018.