Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says President Muhammadu Buhari
and himself are good examples of great leadership as they have not had any
problem working together in the past seven years.
In a statement on Sunday, Laolu Akande, spokesperson to
Osinbajo, said the vice-president disclosed this when he received Sheikh Mahi
Ibrahim Niass, Senegal-based Grand Khalifa of Tijjaniya movement, at the
presidential villa on Saturday.
Osinbajo said despite the religious difference with Buhari,
they have both worked collectively to ensure peace and prosperity in the
country.
“President Buhari is a serious Muslim and I am a pastor, both of us have worked together for about 7 years, we have not had any issues,” he said.
“The President has shown great leadership, he has shown that
he wants a country where people of different faiths live in harmony and with
love for one another.
According to him, religion must be used to encourage peace
and unity adding that it plays a great role in human development.
“We must use our faiths to promote peace and prosperity for
our people. We need to work together to ensure that our people benefit from
religion,” he added.
“We tend to underestimate the importance of religion even
though it plays a key role in the development of the society, not just in the
spiritual aspect but physical.
“There are many nations of the world that have benefitted
from the impact of religion both spiritually and physically. So, we must use
religion in our countries (in Africa) to help our people to live better lives
because, in other parts of the world, leaders of faith have used religion to
better the lives of the people.
“No matter what the situation may be, we in Africa must be
able to sit together and talk. We must never allow situations where we cannot
sit together.
“With what is going on across the world, people of faith
must continue to emphasize that both major religions (Islam and Christianity)
promote peace and we must allow our people to practice whatever religion they
want to practice.”
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