President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to rise above religious divisions and embrace unity, stressing that faith should be a bond and not a barrier.
Tinubu made the call on Saturday in Jos, Plateau State, during the funeral service of Mrs. Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda.
Speaking at the service, the President drew from his personal life to emphasise the possibility of peaceful coexistence among adherents of different faiths.
“I inherited Islam from my family. I didn’t change. But my wife is a pastor. She prays for me. No conflict. And I never did, at any single time, try to convince her or convert her,” Tinubu said.
He noted that despite practising different religions, his marriage to Senator Oluremi Tinubu had remained harmonious, adding that the same principle of tolerance and respect could guide national unity.
The President said Nigerians must learn to see one another beyond ethnic and religious identities, insisting that everyone ultimately serves the same Almighty God.
“I believe in the freedom of religion. We are praying to the same God. We are answerable to the same Almighty God. Our deeds, our character, and our love for our fellow beings are what truly matter — not the method or faith of our being,” he declared.
Tinubu described the late Mrs. Yilwatda, who died in August at the age of 83, as a woman of strong faith and service, and prayed for the repose of her soul.
He urged Nigerians to emulate her virtues and work towards a country where unity is built on shared values rather than religious or tribal fault lines.
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