Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has called on Nigerians across religious divides to rise in unison against growing cases of religious intolerance in Nigeria, promising that the Federal Government of Nigeria is doing everything within its powers to protect the rights of all citizens for freedom of worship.

Prof Osinbajo who made this call on Tuesday while commissioning the over 40,000 capacity new headquarters building and church auditorium of the Depper Life Bible Church, Gbagada, Lagos said the religious intolerance remains a major challenge against the socio-economic revival of Nigeria, assuring that President Muhammadu Buhari has given him the mandate to intervene in areas that are facing such challenges with the aim of bringing enduring peaceful co-existence.
He lamented the growing persecution of Christians in many parts of the country including places where they are being prevented from erecting their places of worship and promised that the government is doing all that are within the law to ensure the rights of all Nigerians are preserved as enshrined in the Constitution of Nigeria.

“Persecution of Christians is on the rise. The devil is hard at work, stoking religious tension. I call on all Christians not to be broken even as security are working hard to prevent such occurrences and protect the lives and property of every citizen,” he stated.
Vice President Osinbajo congratulated the General Superintendent and members of the Deeper Life for the vision and execution of the edifice and called on them to sustain the message of undiluted gospel of Christ the Church has been known for while also ensuring that the Temple of Christ which the church had built is also built in the hearts of the people.