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Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has enjoined Nigerians to imbibe the virtues of Jesus Christ whose love and kindness for others were immeasurable.
In a Christmas message by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair, she described Christ as “symbol of humility and selflessness and an epitome of empathy and love for the poor and vulnerable.
“Christ was born in a manger, a place no one would choose to be born, yet He is God and Saviour. Christmas reminds us that humility and selflessness are the hallmarks of leadership, as exhibited by Christ Himself.”
She Nigerians that the ministry “is resolute in giving poor and vulnerable Nigerians a new lease of life through the various social intervention schemes of the Federal Government.
“Government through the ministry has made this year’s Christmas a remarkable celebration for vulnerable Nigerians who have in the past months benefited from the various social intervention schemes of the ministry.
“Let me assure you that the ministry is resolute in giving many more vulnerable Nigerians a new lease of life through more intervention schemes.
“We will never relent on that mandate, and we will know no sleep till 50 million poor and vulnerable Nigerians are pulled out of poverty within 42 months.
“On behalf of the staff of the ministry, I do felicitate and heartily wish our Christian brothers and sisters a wonderful and peaceful commemoration of the birth of Christ.”
