My husband not a magician, First Lady tells Nigerians 

First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has said President Bola Tinubu, is not a magician but is working “brick-by-brick” to fix the country.

This is just as she said her husband would not heap blame on past administrations.

Speaking at the inter-denominational church service held to commemorate the Independence Day celebration in Abuja, she said the Tinubu administration inherited the situation on the ground.

According to her, “All we inherited are things that had happened many years ago; we are not here to put blame on any administration but to fix what has been damaged.

“My husband is not a magician; he is going to work and I believe and hope that we will have peace in this country; the best is yet to come to us.”

Senator Tinubu then reiterated her husband’s determination to fix all that had been damaged in the country.

“Good governance can only be impactful if the people follow the example of Jesus Christ, our Lord, who embodied the fruit of the spirit, including love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance and forgiveness.

“A Nigeria of abundance has begun, and to be part of the greatness that God has started in the nation, Nigerians must look beyond their current realities and embrace hope anew,” she said.

She also pleaded with Nigerians to celebrate the unity that defined the nation’s diversity.

“There is no challenge, obstacle or difficulty that we cannot overcome or surmount if we imbibe the nature of Christ who said in Matthew 11:28 that ‘come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest’.

“In times like these, all we do is to keep our hope alive, the lively hope which Jesus Christ has birthed in us,” she stated.

The first lady also assured Nigerians that her husband had made wider consultations with the international community and investors to reposition the country.

The President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Pastor Israel Akanji, iwho was the guest preacher, assured Nigerians of overcoming the numerous challenges facing the country.

While appreciating President Tinubu for his independence anniversary address to the nation, he however appealed to him and other arms of government to ensure the fulfilment of the promises made to Nigerians, praying that God would turn around the situation in Nigeria.