First lady Remi Tinubu has said that Nigerians have to promote togetherness instead of ethnicity and culture to maximise opportunities.
Mrs Tinubu stated this while receiving at her office at the State House, Abuja, executives and members of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN).
“We should promote our ‘Nigerianness’ rather than ethnicity or culture. Yes, we are not saying we should not recognise these but we should realize and promote our togetherness. We are first and foremost Nigerians. We need that place of unity,” she said.
“There is a need for you youths to have role models who will teach you what to do and how to do them, just as the Bible talks about in Titus 2 and 1 Timothy that the older ones should teach the younger ones.”
The first lady also admonished the guests to share the message of investing in lives.
“Technology is very good but we must let the youth know that they should use it positively,” she said.
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Mrs Tinubu shared some of the programmes of her office through the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) which include the Unity Fabric competition with a N25m prize money and the Every Home A Garden competition with a prize money of N20m.
Earlier in his remarks, the national chairman of YOWICAN Enwere Belusochukwu applauded the various initiatives of the first lady, especially through the RHI.
He also asked for her input on the proposed quarterly breakfast prayer meeting of both Christian and Muslim youth and also on the proposed National Christian Youth Resource Centre which will include a skill acquisition centre among other facilities.
She was later presented an Easter card and the uniform of the association by the executives.
The first lady was decorated as the grand patroness of YOWICAN in July 2023.
