No Difference Is Worth Breaking Nigeria Apart

No Difference Is Worth Breaking Nigeria Apart – Tinubu
Urges Nigerians to Protect National Unity, Embrace Dialogue
Warns Against Division, Reaffirms Commitment to Nigeria’s Unity

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to protect the unity of the country, stressing that political, religious and ethnic differences should not be allowed to threaten Nigeria’s continued existence as one nation.

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Eko Hot Blog reports Tinubu who was represented by the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, made the call on Tuesday at an event in Abuja, where he emphasised dialogue as a key instrument for managing disagreements and sustaining national unity.

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The President also assured Nigerians that his administration remained committed to addressing insecurity and promoting peace across the country.

He urged Nigerians to remain committed to the unity of the country despite their 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,” he said.

Also speaking, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, warned politicians against exploiting religion and ethnicity for political gains.

Yilwatda said Nigeria’s diversity should serve as a source of strength rather than become a tool for division.

Drawing from his experience as a displaced person during the Bauchi crisis, the APC chairman said violence does not discriminate on the basis of religion or ethnicity.

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“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.

Yilwatda noted that although Nigerians might practise different religions, they share common aspirations and face many of the same challenges.

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

The APC chairman therefore urged political leaders to resist the temptation to weaponise religious and ethnic identities for electoral or political advantage.

He warned that while such tactics might deliver short-term political gains, they could inflict lasting damage on the country.

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

The remarks came amid continued calls for greater national cohesion and an end to the exploitation of Nigeria’s religious and ethnic differences in political discourse.