YOU ARE NOT A CHRISTIAN – Igbos to Remi Tinubu
A coalition of Nigerian Igbo Christians in the diaspora has publicly challenged the religious credentials of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, alleging that her recent diplomatic engagement in the United States constitutes a deliberate attempt to whitewash what they describe as systemic vi0lênce against Christians in Nigeria.
In a strongly worded statement issued from its Washington liaison office, the group Igbo Christians in Diaspora accused the presidency of dispatching Mrs Tinubu—a ordained pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God—specifically to counter growing international scrutiny of allege persecution faced by Nigeria’s minority Christian communities.
“The presidency decided to send Remi Tinubu to the United States because she identifies as a pastor, but for us, the Igbo Christians, her face reminds us of the vi0lence we faced as a result of her directive” the statement read.
The First Lady undertook a speaking tour of the United States earlier this month, during which she characterised international reports of Christian persecution in Nigeria as, fake, exaggerated and politically motivated.
It is the group’s direct allegation regarding Mrs Tinubu’s personal conduct during the 2019 election cycle that has sharpened the controversy.
Remi Tinubu, on the eve of the 2019 general election, clearly threatened to exрёl Christians from Lagos State. The videos are all over the internet,” the statement continued. “So how will somebody who has such a hatred for her Christian brother be appointed to represent Christians in the United States?”
The group explicitly rejected the First Lady’s religious identity.
“Remi Tinubu is not a Christian, talk less of being a pastor. She is just a pretender who holds anti-Christian bias. Igbo are Christians. If she really believed in Christian brotherhood and peaceful coexistence, she would not have made such utterances,” the statement added
The group has now called on United States authorities to intervene directly.
“We call on the United States to sanction Remi Tinubu and ban her from entering the United States for calling for vi0lencе on Christians,” the statement demanded.
The Igbo Christians in Diaspora, which describes itself as a human rights advocacy organisation, said it would be filing formal petitions with the US Department of State and congressional human rights caucuses in the coming days.
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