Fellow Compatriots,

I greet and felicitate with you all, especially
our citizens of the Islamic faith on this
auspicious occasion of the 2015 Eid-el-Fitr
celebrations.

I congratulate all those who have
successfully completed the Ramadan fast in
keeping with the injunction of our Creator.
Although we have come to the end of this
year’s month of Ramadan, I believe that a
greater acceptance by Nigerians of its key
lessons of self-denial and sacrifice will serve
our dear country well as we strive to
overcome our present challenges, undo the
damage done by years of bad governance
and accelerate the pace of national
development.

Reviewing our dire circumstances and the
many missed opportunities of the past,
some commentators and observers have
said that this is Nigeria’s last chance to get
its act together and finally begin to fulfill its
God-given potential for greatness.

While not going that far, I certainly believe
that now, more than ever before, our
country needs greater self-denial, sacrifice
and patriotism from all of its citizens, if we
are to quickly recover from our numerous
problems and start moving in a positive
direction.

This current period of our life as a nation
offers us a great opportunity to break from
the vicious triangle of insecurity, corruption
and under-development. We must
collectively resolve to seize this opportunity
and unite to confront our problems.

I remain wholly committed to giving the
required leadership towards undoing the
wrongs of the past, ensuring that Nigeria
truly begins to unlock its great potential
and that the benefits of our immense
national resources are shared and enjoyed
by all, not just by successive cabals of
corrupt leaders and their cronies.

I was very aware of your high expectations
when I assumed office and I reassure you,
my fellow citizens, that since my
inauguration on the 29th of May this year, I
have been working with utmost dedication
to meticulously plan and tackle the many
national challenges which we identified and
promised to resolve.

To succeed however, I need your continued
support, understanding and patience.
I fully understand and share the thirst of
my long-suffering compatriots for
corruption-free government institutions that
work efficiently to deliver visible
development for the benefit of all citizens.
I also share the feelings of those who think
that we should be moving faster. But I urge
them and all Nigerians to trust that my
commitment to real and positive change in
our nation is as firm as ever.

There is indeed much work to be done, but
we must do it well and carefully to ensure
that the great opportunity which we now
have is not lost to the “business as usual”
group who selfishly or shortsightedly prefer
a status quo that panders to their personal
or group interests.

The adverse effects of years of rot,
corruption, inept and bad governance on
our nation are immense, but certainly not
insurmountable if we all resolve now to
place the well-being of our nation above all
other considerations and work whole-
heartedly with the present administration to
achieve greater peace and security across
the nation, and reposition our country for
faster economic development and progress.
May Almighty Allah continue to guide us and
bless our dear nation.

I wish you all happy Eid-el- Fitr celebrations.
Muhammadu Buhari
President,
Federal Republic of Nigeria

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EID Mubarak