Christmas:Uduaghan Preaches Peace, Urges Nigerians & Deltans To Resolve To Live In Peace.

By Wilson Junior

In a goodwill message to mark the birth of Jesus Christ.
The Immediate Past Governor Of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan has enjoined all Deltans and Nigeria in general to embrace the virtues of peace and love that the Christmas epitomized.

Uduaghan stated this in a chat with newsmen in Warri, advised Christians to celebrate in moderation and to devout much time to prayers for the peace and unity of our Dear State and country, he said the annual commemoration of the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ is a most auspicious time for us, as individuals,state and as a nation, to rededicate ourselves to the virtues and ideals which the Messiah preached and exemplified during his earthly ministry.
Let us all therefore resolve this Christmas to make the ideals of peace, harmony, tolerance, love and goodwill to all even more manifest in our interactions with others.

"Christmas, signifies hope and salvation brought to the world in need of redemption. The world would be a better place if the values and virtues reflected by the holy birth of Christ, especially love for one another were practiced faithfully”, he stated.

In a related development, Uduaghan urged Deltans to embrace peace as a way of life as that is the only way growth and development can be guaranteed, he call on all Deltans irrespective of party affiliations and religious believe to join hands with Dr Ifeanyi Okowa to take the state forward.

"The birth of Jesus Christ signifies peace, this is the season of peace and in the next few days, we will enter another year, we must decide that we must live in peace … Together we get more, divided we shall lose a lot”, he stated.