Buhari urges religious tolerance at Lagos thanksgiving service
Fomer Head of State, Maj-Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (retd.) | credits: file photo
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has called for religious tolerance among Nigerians.
Buhari spoke on Sunday in Lagos at the interdenominational Lagos State Thanksgiving Service officiated by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and other clergies.
It was hosted by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, and his wife, Abimbola, at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja.
The APC candidate, who expressed delight at being part of the event, added that religion should not be a source of division among Nigerians.
He said, I am honoured to participate in this annual thanksgiving service. This event brings together all Nigerians from the state Christians, Muslims and other religions in Lagos to thank the almighty God.
I believe that every Nigerian should be free and secured to practice their different religion. Religion must never be used as an excuse to divide, oppress or gain unfair advantage. All my life I have expressed the belief that all Nigerians must worship God according to their wish.
The duty of government is not religion. Security for all Nigerians, regardless of tribe or religion, is our commitment on this day of thanksgiving. We shall all sit together like this, rejoice and thank God together for him to give us the country of our dream.
Earlier, Fashola said people predicting doom for the country and the state in the guise of religion were heating up the polity.
He said, Today, 364 days after, girls have disappeared without trace, bombs have exploded in mindless orgies of violence. Also, Nigerian towns and villages have been sacked, our brothers and sisters have been displaced from their homes. Young children have died in stampedes while looking for jobs.
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Buhari urges religious tolerance at Lagos thanksgiving service