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Ayedero of Yorubaland and former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Shina Peller on Sunday, charged Christians to choose love over hatred, peace over violence and good over evil in the spirit of Easter.
The former lawmaker gave the charge while congratulating Christians on the occasion of the 2024 Easter celebration.
According to the Ayedero of Yorubaland, Easter symbolizes victory over loss, forgiveness, love over hatred, gain over pain, joy over sadness, peace over violence as well as good over evil.
Hon Peller emphasized the need for all to embrace all the good things that Jesus Christ represented which according to him include peace, love, humility, forgiveness, tolerance, patience and charity.
“Happy Easter to my Christian friends and fans both at home and in the diaspora. To God be the glory for witnessing the moment.Easter symbolizes victory over loss, forgiveness over sin, love over hatred, gain over pain, hope over hopelessness, joy over distress, belief over disbelief, peace over violence and good over evil”, he said.
The Ayedero of Yorubaland added” So, as you celebrate, I urge you all to embrace all the good things that Easter represents as true followers of Jesus Christ (Peace be unto him)”
Hon Peller stressed further, ” In addition, always remember that Jesus Christ, who was the main reason for Easter celebration, represented and preached peace throughout his lifetime”.
Maintaining that ” His act of humility, forgiveness, tolerance, charity, patience and love for humanity knew no bound and should be emulated by all, irrespective of our religious status”, Hon Peller urged everyone to reach out to the needy, rekindle the hope of the hopeless and touch lives positively in whatever way they can during and after Easter.
“Importantly, in whatever way we can, let’s spread love around, reach out to the needy, put smiles on the faces of the depressed, rekindle the hope of the hopeless, and touch lives positively during this Easter celebration and even after. May God make it possible for us. Amen.
“Once again, I wish everyone of you a fantastic Easter celebration and May we witness many more on earth. Amen.”
