Govt, others urge hope at Xmas

NIGERIANS were yesterday enjoined by the Federal Government and eminent clergymen not to lose faith in the country but to work for its peace and unity to engender development and prosperity.

In Christmas exhortations and messages, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) president, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Ola Makinde, yesterday called on the people to seize the opportunity of the Yuletide season to rededicate themselves to the service of God and the country.

Madu Onuorah (Abuja), Chris Irekamba and Seye Olumide (Lagos)