Dear Compatriots,
I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the
year 2014 which promises to be a momentous
one for our country for several reasons, including
the fact that it is also the year of our great
nation’s centenary celebrations. I join you all in
giving thanks to God Almighty for guiding us and
our beloved nation safely through all the
challenges of the outgoing year to the beginning
of 2014.
Exactly 100 years ago today, on January 1, 1914,
the British Colonial authorities amalgamated what
was then the separate Protectorates of Southern
Nigeria and Northern Nigeria, giving birth to the
single geopolitical entity known as Nigeria. For us
therefore, today is not just the beginning of a new
year, but the end of a century of national
existence and the beginning of another. It is a
moment for sober reflection and for pride in all
that is great about Nigeria.
Whatever challenges we may have faced,
whatever storms we may have confronted and
survived, Nigeria remains a truly blessed country,
a country of gifted men and women who continue
to distinguish themselves in all spheres of life, a
country whose diversity remains a source of
strength. We pay tribute today, as always to our
founding fathers and mothers, and all the heroes
and heroines whose toil and sweat over the
century made this country what it is today.
As I noted, a few days ago, the amalgamation of
1914 was certainly not a mistake but a blessing.
As we celebrate 100 years of nationhood, we
must resolve to continue to work together as one,
united people, to make our country even greater.
I assure you that our administration remains fully
committed to the progressive development of our
country and the consolidation of peace, unity and
democratic governance in our fatherland. Despite
several continuing domestic and global
challenges, for us in Nigeria, the year 2013
witnessed many positive developments which we
will strive to build upon in 2014.
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I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the
year 2014 which promises to be a momentous
one for our country for several reasons, including
the fact that it is also the year of our great
nation’s centenary celebrations. I join you all in
giving thanks to God Almighty for guiding us and
our beloved nation safely through all the
challenges of the outgoing year to the beginning
of 2014.
Exactly 100 years ago today, on January 1, 1914,
the British Colonial authorities amalgamated what
was then the separate Protectorates of Southern
Nigeria and Northern Nigeria, giving birth to the
single geopolitical entity known as Nigeria. For us
therefore, today is not just the beginning of a new
year, but the end of a century of national
existence and the beginning of another. It is a
moment for sober reflection and for pride in all
that is great about Nigeria.
Whatever challenges we may have faced,
whatever storms we may have confronted and
survived, Nigeria remains a truly blessed country,
a country of gifted men and women who continue
to distinguish themselves in all spheres of life, a
country whose diversity remains a source of
strength. We pay tribute today, as always to our
founding fathers and mothers, and all the heroes
and heroines whose toil and sweat over the
century made this country what it is today.
As I noted, a few days ago, the amalgamation of
1914 was certainly not a mistake but a blessing.
As we celebrate 100 years of nationhood, we
must resolve to continue to work together as one,
united people, to make our country even greater.
I assure you that our administration remains fully
committed to the progressive development of our
country and the consolidation of peace, unity and
democratic governance in our fatherland. Despite
several continuing domestic and global
challenges, for us in Nigeria, the year 2013
witnessed many positive developments which we
will strive to build upon in 2014.
http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/12/31/jonathan-
welcomes-nigerians-to-new-century-of-
amalgamation/?
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