From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has charged Nigerians to always show love to one another irrespective of religious, tribe or political differences.


He gave the charge while speaking with State House correspondents shortly after the Easter Sunday Service at the Aso Villa Chapel, Abuja.

He said his message to Nigerians is that of love. “It is a message of love of Jesus Christ to all mankind. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever that believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
“It is a message for love for all. There is no tribe, no religion; regardless of faith, Jesus loves us. This is how we should relate with ourselves. It is a pure love and I think that is what everyone should bear in mind at this time,” he said.
Osinbajo, who earlier had delivered a sermon titled: “Revelations on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ,” said the reason for the season was demonstrated by the two thieves who were nailed on the cross with jesus Christ.
According to him, the sins of the thief who was on the right hand of Christ were forgiven because he told Jesus to remember him in his kingdom.
“Jesus before now had shown that he came to stand with criminals, sinners. For instance, John 8:3 proved to us that Jesus intervened in the case of a woman who committed adultery; in Luke 19:5, Jesus was seen with Zacchaeus, a corrupt man.