Every New Year inspires fresh starts and rekindled hope as well as renewed wishes. It stimulates new wishes, new ideas and new possibilities. Some children share their wishes for 2021 with BETTY AMUKPO as they look forward to the New Year with optimism. Excerpts.
‘Our leaders should fight against corruption, violence and killings’
Long life and prosperity for everyone, our leaders in our country should help us fight against corruption and violence; education in this country is shaking we need our leaders to help us make it stand firm. I wish Boko Haram will stop kidnapping and killing people. GOD should help us assist our Pope and Bishops physically, spiritually and financially.h These are my wishes through Christ our lord Amen.
‘Full resumption of Church activities’
It is my wish that God will eradicate the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19). I also wish that there will be full resumption of Church activities so that children can come together to pray for ourselves, family, society and country at large. I wish also that there will be full resumption of School activities so that pupils and students especially the WAEC writing classes (JSS3 and SSS3) can prepare fully for their external examinations.
‘Our nation security should be improved’
2020 has been a hard year due to the coronavirus lockdown and the #EndSARS protest, kidnapping and killings. I have hopes and wishes that 2021will be a better and more prosperous year than 2020. I wish for our nation security to be improved and I wish our health sector should be prepared to prevent more deaths from happening.
‘No Lockdown again’
My greatest wish is that God in His infinite mercy will take away this pandemic of coronavirus and protect us from any further outbreak of any type, so that we will not experience lockdown again. And that God will heal our country Nigeria.
‘No more poverty through Christ our Lord’
1. I pray that God will grant us His everlasting peace in our country i.e. 3rd ‘ P’, that there will be no more 1st P which is Pandemic and 2nd ‘P’ which is protest. 2. I pray that the year 2021will be filled with love, laughter, brightness, hope and charity. 3. This New Year, no more poverty in our country through Christ our Lord. Amen 4. I pray that this New Year will be favourable and prosperous. 5. I pray for God’s intervention in our country Nigeria. 6. Finally, I pray that children all over the world will excel in all their academic pursuit. Moreover, there will be more Grants and scholarship for outstanding scholars. Once again Happy New year to you all.
‘God should intervene in our financial situation’
I thank God for the year 2020 despite the pandemic, protest and lockdown. My wish for year 2021 is that God should intervene in the financial situation of parents and grant all our heart desires.
‘I want God to eradicate any form of viruses or bacteria’
My New Year wishes are as follows: I want the government to eradicate crimes in the society such as killing and kidnapping. I want God to please eradicate any form of viruses or bacteria from the face of the earth. Also in a special way I wish every child to be happy, safe and sound in the coming year, 2021
‘Quick and full economic recovery’
2020 indeed has been a hectic year world-wide, with the coronavirus which stormed the world by surprise. My wishes for Nigeria is that it has a quick, steady and full economic recovery following the pandemic. I also wish for the end of police brutality in Nigeria. Finally, I wish for peace in the Nation.