Presidential visit: Mutfwang urges Plateau residents to give Tinubu rousing welcome
President Tinubu honored the late mother of APC Chairman Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda and called for unity among Northern church leaders during his Jos visit.
- On Saturday, October 4, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu travels to Jos, Plateau State capital, to attend funeral rites for Nana Lydia Yilwatda Goshwe and returns to Lagos the same day.
- Nana Lydia Yilwatda Goshwe died on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at age 83, and her son Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda became APC National Chairman in July, adding political weight to the funeral.
- Governor Caleb Mutfwang called on residents to welcome the President warmly, urging them Friday at the University of Jos Distinguished Alumni Lecture delivered by Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, SAN.
- Addressing faith leaders, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu urged Nigerians to promote unity, love and religious tolerance and called on leaders to end cycles of reprisal attacks.
- Amid months of violence in Plateau, officials say the state remains fragile after an April attack in Bassa Local Government Area claimed more than 50 lives, and Governor Caleb Mutfwang praised First Lady Senator Remi Tinubu’s compassion while appealing for federal support.
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Tinubu to attend APC Chairman's mother's burial in Plateau
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Lagos on Saturday, October 4, for Jos, Plateau State capital. The President is expected to attend the funeral service of Nana Lydia Yilwatda Goshwe, mother of the All Progressives Congress, APC National Chairman, Professor Nantewe Yilwatda Goshwe. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement said, while in Plateau, the President will later address Church Leader…
Presidential visit: Mutfwang urges Plateau residents to give Tinubu rousing welcome
Ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Plateau State, Governor Caleb Mutfwang has called on residents to come out en masse and give him a rousing welcome. The DAILY POST reports that the President will be visiting the state on Saturday for the burial of the late mother of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. Mutfwang made the call on Friday in his remarks at the Distinguished Alumni Lecture of t…
Tinubu's Plateau speech showed commitment to peace
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has described the speech delivered by President Bola Tinubu in Plateau State as a powerful address that cast the president as “a father of the nation, a lover of peace, a tolerant Muslim and a commander-in-chief.”It was earlier that Tinubu was in Jos, Plateau capital, on Saturday, where he met with Christian leaders at the headquarters of the Church of Christ in…
Tinubu urges religious tolerance citing interfaith marriage
News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/tinubu-urges-religious-tolerance-citing-interfaith-marriage/President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to embrace religious tolerance, using his own interfaith marriage as an example of peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians. Speaking at a funeral ceremony in Plateau State on Saturday, the President emphasized that faith should unite rathe…
Atiku Faults Tinubu for Attending APC Chairman’s Mother’s Funeral Amid Insecurity in Plateau
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Plateau State on Saturday to attend the funeral of Mama Lydia Yilwatda, mother of The post Atiku Faults Tinubu for Attending APC Chairman’s Mother’s Funeral Amid Insecurity in Plateau appeared first on The Herald.
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