Tinubu Urges Nigerians to Rise Above Religious Divisions, Cites His Marriage as Example of Unity
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians to embrace unity and tolerance across religious divides, emphasizing that faith should be a force for harmony rather than division.
Speaking on Saturday in Jos, Plateau State, during the funeral service of the late Lydia Yilwatda — mother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda — Tinubu said Nigerians must learn to coexist peacefully despite their differing beliefs.
The President stressed that no one can alter God’s divine plan, noting that all human beings ultimately serve the same Almighty regardless of their chosen faith.
“Nobody determines what God has ordained. God’s ordained action and His prophecies are what matter,” Tinubu said.
He drew from his personal life to illustrate the importance of religious tolerance, revealing that while he is a Muslim, his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is a Christian pastor — a difference that has never caused discord in their home.
“I inherited Islam from my family. I didn’t change. But my wife is a pastor. She prays for me. No conflict. I never, at any time, tried to convince or convert her,” he said.
