Remi Tinubu disclosed that the APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2023 caused divisions in her church, but she endured, forgave critics, and found strength in faith.
First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has revealed that her husband’s decision to contest Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election on a Muslim-Muslim ticket left her ostracised in her local church. In her new memoir, The Journey of Grace: Giving Thanks in All Things, released to mark her 65th birthday, she described the controversy as a “bitter pill” that divided her parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
“My being a Christian did not matter. My local Assembly…was split,” she wrote, recalling how members avoided her during the campaigns. Despite hostility, she said others, including elders, supported her with prayers. “But I kept attending church, and I thank God I have grown from being a baby to a mature Christian,” she added.
Mrs Tinubu, who rose to Assistant Pastor in 2018, said she has forgiven those who betrayed her husband politically. “Never to avenge myself, assuring me that it is God’s prerogative,” she wrote, stressing that peace and thanksgiving guided her response.