Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Gatekeepers News reports that Oshiomhole met with the president on Friday and later told State House correspondents that the visit was mainly to greet Tinubu, whom he said he had not seen in years.
“I came to wish him a happy New Year,” he said, adding that he had not met the president since 2016.
The senator also referenced the recent acknowledgement of Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu, by United States President Donald Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC.
“Yesterday, we saw how President Donald Trump of the United States acknowledged not just the President of Nigeria, but the First Lady, describing her as a very respectable woman, a responsible woman, and a pastor of the largest church in Nigeria,” Oshiomhole said.
He described the recognition as significant and said it was a moment of pride for Nigerians.
“As a Nigerian, I feel proud. We thought it was important to congratulate Mr President, because if it were the other way around, imagine what the opposition would be saying now,” he added.
Oshiomhole further noted the symbolic value of the acknowledgement, especially in the context of Nigeria’s religious diversity.
“Trump recognised that the Nigerian President is a Muslim and that he has a Christian wife, who is also a pastor. This sends a message that there can be no tension between the Quran and the Bible, and Nigerians should walk together as a people for the common good,” he said.
“If there are challenges, we face them collectively. If there are benefits, we share them evenly. For me, that is the central message. We must run our country together. We have issues, but together we will fix them,” he added.
