Tinubu, APC Chairman Urge Nigerians to Protect National Unity

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to protect the country’s unity, warning that differences and disagreements should never be allowed to tear the nation apart.

Represented by Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, at an event in Abuja on Tuesday, Tinubu stressed the importance of dialogue in preserving national unity. He also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to tackling insecurity and promoting peace across the country.

“Not only that, the government is determined to make sure that we remain united as a country, despite our differences. Whatever the differences may be, we should talk and remain in this country, and allow this country to remain a united nation, a united country.”

The President’s call for national unity came alongside a warning from the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, against using religion and ethnicity for political gain.

Yilwatda said Nigeria’s diversity should strengthen its people rather than deepen divisions. Drawing from his experience as a displaced person during the Bauchi crisis, he said violence affects people regardless of their faith.

“When violence comes, it does not ask whether you are a Christian or a Muslim before it destroys either your home or your humanity, or your dignity,” he said.

He added that Nigerians may worship differently but share common hopes, fears and aspirations.

“We may worship differently. Or we may suffer together. We dream together. We can build together. And ultimately, we can rise and fall together,” Yilwatda said.

He urged political leaders to avoid turning religion and ethnicity into political weapons, warning that national unity must take priority over short-term political gains.

“No political victory is worth the permanent damage inflicted on our nation, and we’ve been seeing it every day,” he said.

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