Nigerians have been urged to put nation building ahead of ethnicity and religion, according to Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Citadel Global Community Church Serving.
This was said by Bakare, one of the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidates for president, during a sermon on Sunday.
The well-known preacher spoke against religious feeling in politics in response to the controversy surrounding Bola Ahmed Tinubu's pick of running mate for the APC presidential candidate.
He asserts that the nation requires leadership capable of serving both Christians and Muslims.
"We dream of a Nigeria where every woman and every man will be able to aspire to any political office at any time without playing the race card and without resorting to it's our turn or it's their turn," he said.
"What we need is a New Nigeria that benefits all Nigerians, both Muslims and Christians. Every engagement must have nationhood as its main goal rather than division.
Recall that there were protests from the public over Tinubu's choice of Kashim Shettima, a former governor of Borno State and a member of the same faith, as his running mate.