Tinubu Dismisses Religious Genocide Claims In Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu, connected Tuesday, successful Owerri, Imo State, blasted those peddling allegations of spiritual genocide successful the country, saying nary religion was nether siege.

He said the allegations were unfounded and misleading, arsenic citizens focused much connected harmony and shared prosperity.

According to a connection by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President noted that Nigerians, aft 65 years of Independence, had grown to admit spiritual and taste differences and research the advantages of diverseness successful presumption of educational, economic, and different productive gains.

President Tinubu allayed fears of spiritual intolerance successful the state astatine the unveiling of a publication connected the 10 years of the APC authorities successful Nigeria. It was authored by the politician of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma.

President Tinubu commissioned the Owerri-Mbaise-Umahia road, the Assumpta Twin flyover, and the Emmanuel Iwuayanwu Convention Centre successful Owerri.

The APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, 2 erstwhile APC nationalist chairmen, Adams Oshiomhole and Umar Ganduje, governors of APC States, and the politician of Abia State, Alex Otti, attended the commissioning of the projects and the publication launch.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Senate President, erstwhile Senate Presidents, Senator Pius Anyim Pius, and Senator Ahmad Lawan, were besides astatine the event.

Others included the founding president of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande, and erstwhile politician of Ogun State, Segun Osoba, arsenic good arsenic accepted and spiritual leaders, members of the diplomatic corps, pupil unions, and marketplace associations.

President Tinubu told the assemblage astatine the Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu Convention Centre: “Let maine besides accidental this clearly, Nigeria is simply a proud, sovereign federation built connected the religion and resilience of its people. Here, nary religion is nether siege, nary assemblage is excluded. Our churches, mosques, and accepted shrines basal broadside by broadside – not arsenic rivals, but arsenic symbols of the unity that binds us.

“We indispensable ne'er let outsiders to archer america who we are oregon sow part among us. We are Nigerians, and we volition basal together. Nigeria volition not judge lectures from those who question to nett from our divisions. No 1 loves this state much than Nigerians themselves, and nary 1 volition specify america but us.”

“Our work is to basal defender implicit our unity, support each citizen, and proceed to beryllium to the satellite that our diverseness is not our weakness, but our spot and erstwhile Nigeria stands united, nary falsehood tin prosper against her. So assistance america God,” helium added.

On the interaction of the All Progressives Congress successful moving Nigeria since 2015, President Tinubu said: “Nigeria is nary longer wherever it was 10 years ago. We promised a change, and I tin confidently archer you the worst is over.

“Ten years ago, our large party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), came into powerfulness connected the wings of change. Nigeria was astatine a crossroads. A interruption from the aged bid was not lone desirable; it had go inevitable to steer our federation distant from collapse.

“Under President Muhammadu Buhari, our enactment began stabilising Nigeria. We invested heavy successful infrastructure, pushed backmost terrorists, and instilled accountability successful nationalist finance. Were determination challenges? Yes. Were mistakes made? Yes. But nary 1 tin contradict that the absorption of Nigeria changed for good.

“APC whitethorn not beryllium perfect, but we are purposeful. And we volition not let Nigeria to instrumentality to the wasted years of drift.

“We are not yet wherever we privation to be, but we are nary longer wherever we were. We are gathering a Nigeria that values productivity supra handouts and is simply a federation prepared for a sustainable future.”

The President has a connection for the critics of the APC administration: “And to those who contiguous parade themselves arsenic prophets of solutions, fto maine accidental this: those who wasted sixteen years had their chance. Nigerians retrieve the breached promises, the breached powerfulness plants, the breached roads and the attempts to usurp antiauthoritarian institutions utilizing corrupt practices and subterfuge.
President Tinubu commended Governor Uzodimma for his assistance documenting this decennary of progressive governance.

“Hope has fixed Nigeria a gift: a reminder that nations indispensable constitute their ain stories, and leaders indispensable relationship for their stewardship.

The President stated that the outlook for the system had improved crossed assorted indicators.

“I americium honoured to basal present successful Owerri, successful the bosom of the South-East, a onshore of industry, intellect, and resilience. I cognize determination were times erstwhile this portion felt near out. But nether Renewed Hope, nary portion of Nigeria volition beryllium abandoned. The South-East is not connected the margins; you are astatine the centre of our nationalist rebirth.

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