Thanksgiving service to mark Nigeria's 55th independence [Photos]

As Nigeria sets to observe her 55th independence on October 1, 2015 VP Yemi Osinbajo and his wife led other Christian faithfuls including the speaker of the House of Reps Yakubu Dogara, Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and others in a thanksgiving service to commemorate Her anniversary.

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Read what the Vice President said below;

“Our nation is sharply divided for long along religious and tribal lines. The moment we are divided against ourselves we can’t stand,” Osinbajo said.

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“We must also speak on the unity of the country. It will make a difference in the future of this country. Our country’s major problem is that we play politics with everything. We play politics with religion, we play politics with tribe.

When a bomb goes off in Potiskum or Maiduguri, it doesn’t ask questions, whether you are a Yoruba, Igbo or Hausa. The issues that we see go beyond the contest between Christians and Muslims. We have seen children and adults blown to pieces who are victims of insurgency. There were Christians, Muslims and those who do not profess any faith.

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did not come to this world to celebrate religion, but for redemption. He came to make sacrifice for us. The message of Jesus Christ transcends religion. No matter what it is that we face, the answer lies in the love of Jesus Christ. That is what we see as Nigeria clocks 55. We also expressed our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in Mecca,” he added.