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Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to the Vatican, describing it as a slight to the Christian community in Nigeria.

Lawal made the remarks during an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday, responding to the president’s attendance at the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.

President Tinubu had ed other world leaders at the Vatican City to attend the papal inauguration and exchanged pleasantries with the Pope at the conclusion of the event.


However, Lawal dismissed the meeting as inconsequential, suggesting it could have been orchestrated by lobbyists.

“You know that going to see the Pope is just a matter of your lobby, how well you can lobby, how many friends you have out there in the Vatican that can lobby for you,” he said. “So it is not as if it’s a major achievement to visit the Pope on his inauguration. It can be arranged in advance by lobbyists, probably with the correct inducement. So, Bola Tinubu going to visit the Pope is a non-issue.”

Lawal, who had previously ed Tinubu’s candidacy during the 2023 presidential campaign, withdrew his backing after the then-candidate selected Kashim Shettima, a fellow Muslim, as his running mate. He has since remained a vocal critic of the Muslim-Muslim ticket, which he argues marginalises Christians in the country’s political landscape.


“It reinforces my earlier belief that the Muslim- Muslim ticket is an insult to Christianity. Had there been a senior Christian as vice president, it’s only expected that he would be the one to represent the government,” Lawal stated. “But now in Nigeria, we have a so-called Muslim visiting the Pope, leading a delegation of Catholics, eminent Catholics, to the Vatican. So it proves the fact that a Muslim-Muslim ticket is an unfair arrangement.”


Lawal further argued that a Christian vice president would have been more appropriate to lead such a delegation, calling the current arrangement a misrepresentation of Nigeria’s religious diversity. His comments come amid renewed debates over the religious balance in the country’s leadership and broader concerns
about inclusion and representation.

https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2025/5/tinubus-meeting-with-pope-leo-xiv-is-an-insult-to-christianity-babachir-lawal.html

So, a Muslim President is not entitled to meet the pope.

Wasn't this man sacked as Secretary to the Federal government by Mr Buhari for allegedly claiming he spent N400 million to cut grass?

A vacuous, pained, and deceptive moral virtue signaller of the highest order, who has zero credibility, is now trying to present himself as fighting for Christians.

They have started. They want to reignite the religious flame to rouse their 'Christian' base like they did in 2023. It didn't work then, and it won't work in 2027.

As a Christian, I reject their devious plan 100%.

But a "grass cutter" pillaging the commonwealth is not an insult to over 200million people!

The Pope is a Head of State, though he is a religious figure. The Pope is like the President of the Vatican. I hope they stop using half truths to deceive gullible Nigerians. The pope was elected and this is his inauguration. They should stop this petty nonsense. If we had a Christian president, nothing will stop him from seeing the president of Iran and Saudi or any country that uses Islamic Republic of

EmperorIsaac:
But a "grass cutter" pillaging the commonwealth is not an insult to over 200million people!

A grass cutter trying to educate the President and Christians.

Isn't that wonderful

He doesn't want the dust of the new Pope's inferno on social media to settle without him having a breathe of it.

Anything to make you heard, do it broe.

Says the Grass cutter.
This man is really pained because Tinubu didn't chose him as running mate in the last election.

Lawal will heal someday.

Where is Dogara now?

What was an insult to Nigeria was Babachir Lawal awarding a grasscutting contract to his company in flagrant disregard for the code of conduct and the suffering chirstians who were in the IDPs Babachir decided to cut grass, onto Babagrass.

What was an insult was fabricating a lie that Muslim-Muslim ticket was meant to islamize Nigeria. By this time next week, Nigeria would be two years in Tinubu's istration. Has anyone being islamized yet?

What is an insult to Nigeria is that Babachir referred to Shetimma as spare-tyre. So if that is the case, why should his religion matter?

I think those who lost oout in 2023 should do an introspection to understand why, else they'd lose again in 2027 because they have refused to learn from the mistakes that cost them their ambitions.

In 2023, there was a consensus on subsidy removal and fx harmonization. Now that those things have been done, they have no more grounds to campaign again. Hence they have to awaken corpses of Muslim-Muslim ticket.

Dear Babachir and coalition rabble-ros:

1 Will you return oil subsidy if elected? If yes, how would it be funded?

2 Will you encourage dollar arbitrage?

3 Will you cancel TInubu's student loans?

4 Will you cancel NYSC, JAMB and cancel Hajj subsidy?

5 Will you consider amnesty for Boko Haram terrorists?

6 How will you address power-sector reforms?

7 Will you cancel the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway?

8. Will you reverse the regional development commissions?

We have heard that you want to send Tinubu back to Lagos. That is not Nigeria's problems.

Campaign on any of the above.

This is how these politicians start wars.... inciting irrelevant things for its followers to dwelve into....

Na ur insult?
Tinubu is the most liberal politician in Nigeria today.

If anyone is insulting Christianity now is you sir. How can you open your boko haram mouth to say in a tv that "to meet pope is by lobbying", can you imagine?.

These people are the problem of Nigeria and why Nigeria has not attended its height since inception. Tinubu should continue inflicting pains to their wounds. them go cry river come 2027 when Tinubu go change vice

Modified........

The kind people God put me and them to share country.

Just look at the sense of reasoning and na old man like me oooo

This man na him be definition of a loser
He can say whatever he likes

Babachir is suffering from sense insufficiency..

Isale oro, o legbin.

This is another figurative speech de-marketing Nigeria. Peddling falsehood about status of Christianity practice in Nigeria!

This man that should be hiding his face in shame still has the audacity to open his 400milion grass cutting mouth to address Nigerians. He should stop using the President's visit to the Pope to wipe up religious sentiment,we are not gullible like him.

Nigerian 🇳🇬 Muslims ☪️ are also offended
that their elected Muslim president has gone
to pay homage to a Christian world 🌎 leader 🤔

This man still have voice

But your grass cutting wasn't an insult to Christianity
Hahaha....e pain them!!!

cjudy:
The kind people God put me and them to share country.

Just look at the sense of reasoning and na old man like me oooo

Grandpa wants to be relevant again so he is trying to entertain us with gibberish.

the famous grass cutter should be eating his beans in prison by now.THIEVES GET MOUTH I. NIGERIA.

SHAMELESS PEOPLE

GRASS CUTTER

The grass cutter man is always wailing.

Lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccTOVEc3lX4

Tjra:
The grass cutter man is always wailing.

I'm glad that the comments are united in rejecting this clown.

The Vatican has the right to invite anyone and President Tinubu got invited. If he hadn't honoured the invitation, people would had talked still.

In this life, just be yourself and do your best. Talkers will always talk.

DeLaRue:
So, a Muslim President is not entitled to meet the pope.

Wasn't this man sacked as Secretary to the Federal government by Mr Buhari for allegedly claiming he spent N400 million to cut grass?

A vacuous, pained, and deceptive moral virtue signaller of the highest order, who has zero credibility, is now trying to present himself as fighting for Christians.

They have started., They want to reignite the religious flame to rouse their 'Christian' base like they did in 2023. It didn't work then, and it won't work in 2027.

As a Christian, I reject their devious plan 100%.

Nobody should take lawal serious , what is saying is meaningless

Chronic bitterness is what can inspired this

Lol