{"id":2279,"date":"2025-12-28T19:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T19:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2279"},"modified":"2025-12-28T19:16:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T19:16:21","slug":"imam-urges-tinubu-to-remain-focused-despite-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2279","title":{"rendered":"Imam urges Tinubu to remain focused despite challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Bola Tinubu\u00a0on Friday joined Muslim faithful for Jumat prayers at the\u00a0Lekki Central Mosque, where the visiting Imam, Dr. Salahudeen Munirudeen Arriyadhi, urged him to remain resolute and focused on his vision for Nigeria despite mounting challenges and criticisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delivering his sermon before the congregational prayers, Dr. Arriyadhi commended the President for the administration\u2019s ongoing developmental efforts, noting that leadership inevitably attracts divergent opinions and resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yemi Alade - Tomorrow (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4u2yMsPdG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He reminded the President that it is impossible to please everyone at the same time, urging him not to be distracted by opposition but to remain guided by purpose and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quoting from the Qur\u2019an, the Imam said Allah is pleased with leaders who listen to the cries of their followers and respond to their needs, but displeased with those who ignore the plight of the people they govern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLeadership is a trust,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cWe are praying for you. By the grace of Allah, you will succeed.\u201d<br>In the sermon titled Unity in Diversity and Remembering the Day of Judgement, Dr. Arriyadhi stressed that human differences in colour, tribe, religion, language and nationality are neither accidental nor arbitrary, but divinely ordained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained that diversity is intended to promote understanding, cooperation and mutual respect, rather than division and conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDiversity is a sign of Allah\u2019s wisdom,\u201d the Imam said. \u201cIf Allah had willed that all His creation be the same, He would have created them so. Differences in tribe, language and religion should therefore not be a source of hostility, but a foundation for harmony, unity and learning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Tinubu was accompanied to the mosque by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, alongside other senior government officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was received by the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, as well as members of the mosque\u2019s management committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President had arrived in Lagos on Saturday, December 20, to spend the end-of-year festive season in the nation\u2019s commercial capital. <a href=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/news\/imam-urges-tinubu-to-remain-focused-despite-challenges\/\">(Guardian)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu\u00a0on Friday joined Muslim faithful for Jumat prayers at the\u00a0Lekki Central Mosque, where the visiting Imam, Dr. Salahudeen Munirudeen Arriyadhi, urged him to remain resolute and focused on his vision for Nigeria despite mounting challenges and criticisms. 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