Sanwo-Olu Charges Nigerians On National Unity

Speaking at the 2019 International Day for Tolerance, held in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday, Sanwo-Olu charged stakeholders to rub minds together on some deeper ramification of national unity, saying that Nigerians should be proud of their cultural diversity and great accomplishment even in civilization.

“Our nation is the owner of principles and ideals which command great respect in the world. These principles and ideals vary from our deep respect for human life, our respect for individual peculiarities and choices, our generally democratic tendencies, our culture of religious accommodation and harmony and our deep sense of hospitality to strangers and foreigners,” said Sanwo-Olu who was represented by the wife of the Deputy Governor, Oluremi Hamzat.

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According to him, tolerance was neither indulgence nor indifference, but the respect and appreciation of the rich variety of world cultures, forms of expression and ways of being human, stressing that “it is a conscious act of showing respect for other beliefs, culture and ways of life as long as it does not affect the basic right of others.”

The governor stated that Lagos, despite being the most cosmopolitan state that housed every tribe and religion in Nigeria, had remained a very peaceful and tolerant state in terms of religion and tribal sentiments.

Sanwo-Olu said this had helped the state’s economy and invariably its socio-economic development, saying that the state had continued to create more enabling environment for more interactions, among all religions.

Lagos Commissioner for Homes Affairs, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf charged Lagosians to imbibe the spirit of tolerance and togetherness