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<\/p>\nThe Vice President also said that Nigeria was on the threshold of greatness, stressing that the security and religious challenges presently facing the country was an evidence that something great was coming.<\/p>\n
Osinbajo spoke when he led residents of the FCT to President Muhammadu Buhari Sallah homage at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/p>\n
Osinbajo said, \u201cFirst let me congratulate you on this very solemn occasion that marks the end of the Ramadan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to say that God almighty has been extremely good to you and to our government.<\/p>\n
\u201cI recall about two years ago when I had to host this particular event because you were away on medical leave at the time.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut God has been so good, not only did he bring you back healthier than when you left, but has also been gracious enough for you to have a second opportunity to lead our great.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thank the almighty God for you and for all of us who have been a part of your government and who have been a part of what God has done in our midst.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe period of the fast is always a very good time because first of all, usually all of my friends who are usually very badly behaved, behave themselves much better.<\/p>\n
\u201cI pray and hope that the good behavior that they maintain during the fast will continue even for the next four years and beyond because I think we all need that.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur country as it is today, is at a threshold of greatness, you have said so many times.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny situation where something great and something important is about to happen, usually you will have very many and negative opposing voices that want to keep that thing from happening.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that our country is at a threshold of the breakthrough that we have been praying for and hoping for all these many years.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd this is why many challenges are going on. Challenges around security, religion, people who are stoking up embers of religious and ethnic divisions and all that.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut this gathering is one of those gatherings that we are at liberty, political leadership, religious leadership to demonstrate to our people that this country is a country of one people, the Nigerian people.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey may be different in their faith, ethnicity but we are one people. We are one and united people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Osinbajo also lauded leaders that attended the homage that had become a tradition during festive period, adding, \u201cwe will come together, Christians, Muslims, and people of different faith to demonstrate that this country is a united country.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that those who will want to stoke up ambers or division we will not allow them to do so.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I want to urge all our leaders here that we must not allow the rhetoric of religion to supersede the rhetoric of unity. We must also speak up, we must seek ways that will unite our country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot keep quiet because there are so many negative statements being made everyday and sometimes we ignore those statements and say these are people who have no understanding.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut if we allow these negative statements to continue, then they will define our country and will define the situation of our country.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs I have said, our country is destined for greatness and I pray that the almighty God will lead us to that greatness.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd as we move day by day towards that greatness, those who want to bring us down that God almighty will prevent them from doing so.\u201d\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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