First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu says the world must get the right perspective of the various challenges in the nation to be able to proffer appropriate solutions.
She stated this during a meeting with the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt Revd Justin Welby in her office.
She pointed out that as serious efforts aimed at promoting peace and harmony among different interest groups in Nigeria continue, the global community must assist such efforts, first by refraining from inaccurate framing of security challenges in the country.
The First Lady appreciated the Former Arch Bishop for pointing out that Nigeria’s challenges should be dealt with by Nigerians as they understand better their own peculiarities.
“Listening to one side of the story and then concluding is a wrong approach to conflict resolution”.
“Thank you for opening up this Interfaith Dialogue, and I believe that you should also invite not just the Christians and Muslims but also the Nigeria Security to the dialogue to know what they have been doing”, The first lady was quoted as saying in a statement by her media aide, Busola Kukoyi.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu seized the opportunity to commend the nations Armed Forces for all the gallantry and efforts they continue to put in regarding the nation’s security.
The First Lady during the visit of the Former Archbishop also admonish the Church, not only in Nigeria but the world over to preach right so that people can live right.
The Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt Revd Justin Welby in his remarks, explained that he brings his experience to bear on a matter that not only borders on peace and security in Nigeria, but also reflect on the country’s image as a nation that safeguards freedom of worship.
He says a lot can be achieved for peace in Nigeria, building on the interfaith dialogue meeting, is being convened by the Global Forum for Peace, Abu Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh Abdallah Bin Baya next week in London.
Rt Revd Welby explained that the dialogue will be inviting 12 Christians and 12 Muslims with the aim of having them listen well to each other and proffer workable solutions to interfaith conflicts, not only for Nigeria but all over the world.
“We want to contribute to what President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is doing to promote peace, interfaith wise. All we are after is enduring peace”.
“I am here to smooth the way ahead of the Interfaith dialogue and make sure the meeting addresses all that it should”.
The Former Archbishop was accompanied on the visit by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery.
The audience with the Archbishop of Canterbury comes barely a month after a state visit by President Bola Tinubu, accompanied the First Lady to the United Kingdom, where sessions on interfaith dialogue and a church service at Lambeth Palace were part of the First Lady’s itinerary.
Also today, the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu also received in audience the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani who was in her office to brief her on progress made with the ministry’s Girls in Tech program.
Briefing State House correspondents after meeting with the First Lady, the minister says a dinner to showcase innovation and solutions built by participants of the Girls In Tech program is set to be hosted by the First Lady in Abuja.
He also secured her nod as the face of a campaign to deepen internet penetration and connectivity in rural and riverine areas.