The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has described President Bola Tinubu’s speech in Plateau State as a powerful address that cast the president as “a father of the nation, a lover of peace, a tolerant Muslim, and a commander-in-chief.”
Chronicle NG reports that Tinubu was in Jos, Plateau’s capital, on Saturday, where he met with Christian leaders at the headquarters of the Church of Christ in Nations and paid tribute to the late Nana Lydia Yilwatda Goshwe, mother of the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda.
While speaking with Christian leaders, the president reassured Christian communities in northern Nigeria of his administration’s commitment to fairness and inclusivity for all faiths.
In a statement published by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said, “I have a mission to unite this country and ensure its prosperity, and we are making progress.”
While paying tribute to Goshwe, who died at the age of 83, Tinubu cited his own family’s religious diversity as evidence of his appreciation for all faiths.
“In our family, we have a strong Muslim background, and I married a Christian—a pastor, for that matter—and I have never forced her to change her religion,” he told reporters.
He asked clerics to maintain trust in his administration, emphasizing that leaders have a common obligation to manage religious matters for the good of all Nigerians.
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Dare, in a statement released via X on Sunday, said Tinubu’s cordial greeting and remarks represent his enthusiasm for security, religion, peace, faith, and the national destiny.
The spokesman said, “President Tinubu’s Sermon on the Plateau was delivered with the powerful forces of being a father of the nation, a lover of peace, a tolerant Muslim, and a commander-in-chief. Mr. President, Plateau will always remember!”
Dare said the visit symbolized healing and reconnecting with Plateau residents.
He described the sights in the city as a public vindication for the president.
“Jos Plateau State was lit! President Tinubu arrived to the embrace of a BATIFIED Jos as the streets flowed with rants of his name and chants of President.
“The people on their own have indicated their direction. Jos was a vindication. Jos was a reconciliation… Jos was a mirror. Look closely.
“President Tinubu spoke from the heart. He spoke about security. He spoke about religion through a personal testimony. He spoke about peace, challenging us all to invest in peace. He spoke about faith and destiny,” the presidential aide said.
