Dr. Ope Banwo has described as “spiritual confusion” the situation surrounding Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu—an ordained pastor who is married to an Alhaji and recently received an “Isese” traditional title.
Dr. Ope Banwo and Senator Oluremi Tinubu
Speaking in a video addressing what he called the “religious trilogy” around the First Lady, Banwo argued that it is theologically inconsistent for a Christian pastor married to a Muslim to stand on a traditional altar to receive an “Isese”-based honour.
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He stressed that the scenario raises serious doctrinal concerns, noting that while Tinubu identifies as a Christian, the throne conferring the title does not acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, as Christianity teaches. Banwo further questioned the spiritual alignment of the First Lady, asking whether she stands on the altar of Christ, on that of Islam through her husband, or on a traditional altar through her new title.
According to him, Christianity is not “a buffet where you pick small Jesus, sprinkle in some Qur’an, then garnish it with some orisa and call it balance.” What Nigerians are witnessing, he said, is not cultural appreciation but “altar mixing,” which he described as a high-level spiritual contradiction.
Banwo added that Christianity becomes a mere costume when people switch it on and off depending on protocol, politics, or palace titles, insisting that such actions must be challenged.
He maintained that his concern extends beyond the First Lady to Nigerian churches that would watch a pastor receive an “Isese”-flavoured title, be married into another faith, shut down worship, and still applaud. Affirming his belief in “one cross, one Christ, and no mixing,” Banwo said if the First Lady’s faith must share space with every other altar for political convenience, then “she is not protecting the cross—she is protecting her political résumé.”
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