The lawmaker representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue state, Philip Agbese, has described allegations that the First Lady, Remi Tinubu, closed the Aso Villa chapel as deleterious and despicable.
Agbese stated that the allegation was aimed at distracting the First Lady and her husband, President Bola Tinubu.
Recall that a Twitter user with the username @VeronicaaNaomi had alleged that the First Lady ordered the closure of the chapel.
She claimed that her directive was “because some unnamed persons did not support her husband during the presidential election in February 2023.”
The First Lady has since refuted the claims as a fabrication and false representation of the true situation of things at the Villa.
Defending Mrs Tinubu in a statement on Tuesday, Agbese said the First Lady has sacrificed so much for the body of Christ.
According to the Benue APC lawmaker, the First Lady is a strong woman of faith who “is one of the leading and most vocal Christian voices” in Nigeria.
“He said she went through the preparatory stages of baptismal and workers in training classes before becoming a pastor in 2018. Tinubu’s boldness, courage, and spiritual insights are similar to Esther’s in the Bible,” Agbese said.
The lawmaker urged Nigerians to disregard the allegations adding that “the motive of the author is to plant a seed of hatred in the hearts of Christians against the current administration”.
