Tinubu Urges Nigerians to Protect National Unity

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to protect the country’s unity and prevent differences from tearing the nation apart.

Tinubu, represented by Deputy President of the Senate Barau Jibrin, made the appeal at an event in Abuja on Tuesday.

The President stressed that dialogue remains essential to maintaining national unity. He also assured Nigerians that his administration would continue working to tackle insecurity and promote peace across the country.

He said, “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 National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, also called on politicians to stop using religion and ethnicity to gain political advantage.

Yilwatda said Nigeria’s diversity should strengthen national unity rather than deepen divisions. Drawing from his experience as a displaced person during the Bauchi crisis, he said violence does not discriminate between religious groups.

“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.

The APC chairman noted that Nigerians may practise different religions but share many of the same hopes, fears and ambitions.

“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. According to him, temporary political gains could leave lasting damage to Nigeria.

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

The message from both leaders centred on dialogue, peace and national unity as essential to Nigeria’s stability and future.

How can Nigerian leaders turn calls for unity into stronger action across the country?