Religious Tolerance

Tinubu Christmas Message Calls For Unity, Religious Tolerance

Tinubu Christmas Message Calls For Unity, Religious Tolerance

President Bola Tinubu used his Christmas Day message to call for peace, religious tolerance, and national unity, assuring Nigerians that no citizen should suffer discrimination or violence because of their faith as Christians across the country marked the birth of Jesus Christ.

The president’s address comes at a time of heightened debate over religious freedom and economic pressures, with labor unions simultaneously raising concerns over taxation policies they describe as unfair.

In his third Christmas message since taking office in May 2023, Tinubu emphasized that religious coexistence remains central to Nigeria’s identity despite its ethnic and cultural diversity.

“No one, …