The Key To Progress Is In The Church – VP Yemi Osinbajo Says

Yemi Osinbajo addressed attendees in Lagos at a conference tagged “Towards a Better Nigeria”, organised by Nigerian pastors.

According to local newspaper Punch, the Christian vice president comments came as Christian leaders criticised the Federal Government’s issuance of a non-interest Islamic bond, better known as sukuk.

He said: “The Sukuk is an Islamic concept, which enables people to have access to credit. It is essentially like a bond.

“The US, UK, China, South Africa have all used the Sukuk. Once there is money in the market, let us not get sentimental.”

Nigeria became a member of the Islamic Development Bank in 2005 and the first two directors were both Christian, which Mr Osinbajo said makes him feel “lost” when people talk about an Islamic agenda.

He said the problems the West African nation can be linked to the failure of Christian leaders taking their “rightful place”.

He went on to say: “We focus our minds on something we call the Islamic agenda. We look for it everywhere as if we are looking for demons.

“But where is the Christian agenda? Are we not entitled to one? We are too divided as Christians to have an agenda. The key to the unity and progress of Nigeria is in the church.”