Don't lose hope - Buhari to Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari has told all Nigerians to remain hopeful despite the current socio-economic and security challenges confronting the country.

President Buhari made the call on Thursday in his 2015 Christmas Message to Nigerians. Buhari, in the message he personally signed, felicitated with all Nigerians, especially the Christian faithful, on the "joyous occasion" of this year’s Christmas.

 "Let us also not allow current socio-economic and security challenges to dampen our expectations for a better Nigeria", the president said.

 He said while his government had taken a number of measures to restore hope to the citizens; the 2016 budget defined his commitment to giving Nigeria a new lease of life.

 The president also said that his administration's "change slogan is not a campaign gimmick but a promise that must be kept".