Breaking: Tinubu to Address Pastors, Other Church Leaders in Jos, Plateau State
- President Bola Tinubu is set to visit Jos on Saturday, October 4, to attend funeral prayers for Nana Yilwatda Goshwe, mother of APC chairman Prof. Nantewe Yilwatda
- This is contained in a statement by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday, October 3
- During the visit, Tinubu will also address northern church leaders at the COCIN Church headquarters in Jos
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Jos, Plateau state - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will leave Lagos on Saturday, October 4, for Jos, Plateau state capital.
Legit.ng reports that Tinubu has not visited Plateau since becoming president in May 2023.
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The prominent northcentral state has witnessed months of violence, unrest, and communal clashes that have claimed countless lives and left many communities in fear.
Per a statement on Friday, October 3, by one of the presidential spokespersons, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu will be in Plateau state on Saturday, October 4, to attend the funeral prayers of Nana Lydia Yilwatda Goshwe. Late Lydia is the mother of Professor Nantewe Yilwatda Goshwe, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Recall Legit.ng reported that Prof. Yilwatda lost his mother, Mama Lydia Yilwatda. Madam Yilwatda died on Sunday morning, August 17, at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, aged of 83.
Tinubu to meet northern church leaders
After the funeral, President Tinubu will address church leaders across the north at the headquarters of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) Church in Jos.
Onanuga said President Tinubu will return to Lagos on the same day after the visit.
Plateau orders road closures
Meanwhile, the Plateau sState government has announced road closures in Jos and Bukuru metropolises to facilitate the visit of President Tinubu.
Commissioner for information, Joyce Ramnap, said in a statement on Friday, October 3, that the decision was to enable the president to attend the burial of Nana Lydia Yilwada, mother of Prof. Yilwada, national chairman of the APC.
The Punch quoted Ramnap as saying:
“The Plateau State Ministry of Information and Communication hereby notifies the general public, particularly vehicle owners and commuters within Jos and Bukuru metropolis, of traffic diversions and restrictions in view of the visit of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for the burial of Nana Lydia Yilwada, mother of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwada.
“To ensure a smooth flow of traffic and to facilitate the movement of the Presidential entourage, all motorists are kindly advised to make use of alternative routes from 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
“The following routes would be closed: Mararaban Jama’a through Bukuru expressway; Dadin-Kowa, Old Airport, to Plateau Hospital roundabout; Hillstation roundabout to COCIN Headquarters/Central Bank road."
Tinubu urged to sack Wike
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that social media activist, Yemi Adebowale, wrote President Tinubu over Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).
In August, purported revelations from the United States (US) public records showed that Wike allegedly acquired a $2 million mansion in Florida.
Reacting to the allegation against Wike, Adebowale warned that the alleged deal may contravene provisions of Nigeria’s Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, which criminalises the use of illicitly acquired public funds for foreign property acquisitions.
Source: Legit.ng
