- She described the allegation as fabrication
- The first lady said weekly fellowships going on at the Chapel.
The First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, says claims that she closed the AsoRock Chapel are untrue.
Mrs Tinubu, a former senator, said contrary to reports, the chapel is open and holds weekly fellowship.
A Twitter user with the username @pidomnigeria had alleged that the First Lady ordered the closure of the chapel.
He claimed that she ordered the closure because some unnamed persons did not support her husband, President Bola Tinubu, during the presidential election in February 2023.
But in a statement signed by her newly appointed Special Assistant on Media, Busola Kukoyi, the First Lady said nothing of such happened.
According to the statement, the allegation was spurious and false representation of situation of things.
Kukoyi also disclosed that the President is yet to appoint a new Chaplain for the chapel.
The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to a story making the rounds on social media about the purported closure of the AsoRock Chapel by the First Lady of Nigeria, Sen Olurermi Tinubu OON, CON.
“We wish to state categorically that this is a fabrication and totally false representation of the true situation, as the First Lady at no time gave such directive that the Chapel be shut and the keys handed over to Her Excellency. Presently there are weekly fellowships going on at the Chapel.
“However, Mr President is yet to appoint a Chaplain for the chapel after the exit of the last Chaplain, as he only reserves the right to appoint a Chaplain for the Chapel.”
The allegation is a spillover of the concern and opposition that greeted the Muslim-Muslim ticket fielded by the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the last presidential election.
The emergence of President Bola Tinubu, a Muslim from the south, and his vice, Kashim Shettima, a Muslim form the north east, as the country’s number one and number two citizens respectively has heightened fears of religious domination among Christians.