Before he proceeded on a short vacation last week, President
Muhammadu Buhari had felicitated with China on its Lunar New Year, which begins
on January 28. Here is the text of the message:
Message from President Muhammadu Buhari for the Chinese
Lunar New Year
The Year of Rooster for the celebration of the Chinese
Community in Nigeria and all over the world will commence on 28 January this
year. As you spend the next days sharing time with families and friends, on
behalf of the Government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I want
to express my warmest greetings to you on celebrating the Spring Festival, also
known as Chinese Lunar New Year.
We know that it is the most important traditional festival
for the Chinese. It is an occasion of family reunion. Families will be coming
together, often travelling many miles to revive great family values, reflect on
the blessings of the past year and look forward with hope to the New Year.
People will celebrate the Spring Festival with fireworks, parades and feasts.
From Abuja to Beijing, the celebrations will be undoubtedly fantastic.
China has made a series of social and economic achievements
during the past few decades. In the period, China has made simultaneous
progress in economic, political, cultural, social and bioenvironmental areas,
and has achieved average yearly economic growth far above the world’s average,
and has taken the second place in the world’s GDP ranking. Despite these
noteworthy achievements, Chinese people still highly emphasize the concept of
family and the opportunity of reunion, much as we in Nigeria. This is our
shared value.
After 46 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations,
Nigeria and China have become close economic, political and cultural partners.
During the state visit to China last April, we reached consensus that the two
countries should give full play to corresponding development strategies, strong
economic complementarity and enormous cooperative potential. I am confident
that our strategic partnership will remain extremely successful in the Year of
Rooster.
May the relations between Nigeria and China have another
profitable and affluent year.
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