By Our Reporter
Lagos State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended warm Christmas greetings to Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora, urging them to reject cynicism, resist despair, and recommit themselves to nation-building.
The party gave this admonition in its Christmas message issued and signed by its spokesperson, Hon. Seye Oladejo, copy of which was made available to newsmen, further urging that Nigerians must ensure that politics never override patriotism and opposition never mutate into sabotage as the nation pauses to reflect, to give thanks, and to reaffirm faith in its collective destiny.
This was just as the party noted that the outgoing year 2025 was not without its challenges, describing it as a "difficult but necessary transitions; a year that demanded sacrifice, resilience, and patience from citizens and leadership alike," but quickly affirmed that "Christmas 2025 finds Nigeria standing-tested, pressured, yet unbroken."
According to APC, these realities were neither denied nor avoided by the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, but were confronted head-on, saying based on that the predictions of the doom by the opposition and those it described as "their echo chambers-assisted by a motley alliance of political prophets, professional alarmists, and spiritual merchants of catastrophe" failed spectacularly.
It asserted that refused to break, the nation's institutions held and her democracy endured, while her economy showed early signs of stabilization and recovery, among others.
"Security forces recorded strategic gains despite sabotage and misinformation. Nigerians adapted, endured, and moved forward with the quiet strength that has defined our history," the party said.
Oladejo stated that this year's Christmas, therefore, is not just a celebration of faith, but also a celebration of national resilience, adding: "It is proof that Nigeria is stronger than its detractors, wiser than its pessimists, and far more enduring than the manufactured narratives of collapse sold daily by those who profit from despair."
The APC chieftain said President Tinubu’s administration remained focused on the hard work of governance, not the noise of naysayers, just as he noted that structural reforms were never painless, while nations that avoid them stagnate and those that embraced them progress.
"As Nigerians gather with family and loved ones this Christmas, we urge all citizens to reject cynicism, resist despair, and recommit to nation-building. Politics must never override patriotism. Opposition must never mutate into sabotage.
"Nigeria stands-at Christmas and beyond," he declared.
"May this season renew our collective hope, strengthen our unity, and remind us that no prophecy of doom fashioned against this nation shall stand.
"Merry Christmas to Nigeria.
A stronger, greater Nigeria beckons," he prayed.
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