President Bola Tinubu has urged religious leaders to be constructive in their criticism against policy actors in the country.
Tinubu, in a statement signed by his special adviser on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, stated this on Thursday during the Ramadan Iftar with traditional rulers and religious leaders at the State House in Abuja.
The president tasked the religious leaders to refrain from denigrating the nation in their sermons, adding that his administration is determined to turn Nigeria’s challenges into prosperity.
The statement read in part, ”The love of the nation is in your hands. Pray for our country. Educate our children. The sermons we preach to the members of our churches and mosques are important.
”Do not condemn your own nation. As a Yoruba man and as our fathers will say, ‘no matter how slippery the bottom of your child is, you must leave the beads there.’
”Leave the beads there. This is your country; do not condemn it in sermons, do not abuse the nation. Leadership is meant for changes.
”Yes, this leader is bad, fine. Wait until the next election to change him, but do not condemn your country. Do not curse Nigeria. This is a beautiful land.”
