The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has facilitated Christians at Christmas, urging them to emulate Jesus’s virtues of charity and love.

In his Christmas message on Thursday in Abuja, Mr Umahi also encouraged Christians to pray for the nation and for its leadership, adding that the celebration offers a great opportunity for self-reflection.

He said, “It is my tremendous honour to join Christians all over the world in celebrating this year’s Christmas Day, which is the commemoration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

“Indeed, this commemorative celebration offers a great opportunity for self-reflection on the solid clout of that glorious morning when Jesus was born and the purpose of His birth, which is to make His love available to all mankind.

“We are called by this commemoration to imitate His virtues of love, charity, faith, and hope and to share the values we learnt from His birth with warmth and tenderness.”

Mr Umahi said that as a people, Christians have been called to the significance of Christmas as it is on the existential path to their collective peace.

He said that Christians have been called to build a deeper connection with God through an attitude of love, gratitude and recognition, which resonates in the habits that honour relationships and diversities.

He reiterated that great things were being done by President Tinubu’s administration to secure a new order in Nigeria’s developmental trajectory.

He said that the development was bound by limitless opportunities, including the work sector, undergoing transformation in a magnificent manner.

“For this, we publicly express our gratitude to the President for his developmental initiatives, which are bold and visionary.

”I urge all Nigerians to remain steadfast in encouraging and supporting the tenets of the Christmas festival, which are a sense of community, love, compassion, and goodwill towards all,” he said.

Mr Umahi extended his wishes to the management and staff of the federal ministry of works.

He stated, “As we celebrate God’s love through the birth of our Lord Jesus and the hope He brings to the world, may the spirit of Christmas fill the hearts of all Nigerians with joy, and may the holiday be merry, bright and eventful.”

 (NAN)