By Akinwale Kasali
Could one possibly say this is Karma that is at work?
This is the lot of the General Overseer and Head Pastor of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, who is planning to throw his hat in the ring for the 2023 Presidential Race.
On Friday 15th October, 2021, Pastor Bakare had visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, saying he would contest the Presidential seat if God and Nigerians ask him to. He described himself as a Nation Builder.
But the Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, took a swipe at him, stating that Pastor Bakare should face his missionary work and stop mismanaging the grace of God upon his life.
Ayodele noted that Bakare cannot win an election in his Church not to talk of winning an election in Nigeria.
In a statement by his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho, the Clergyman advised Bakare to spend his money on the less privileged in his Church rather than waste it on something that has no reward from God.
‘’Tunde Bakare is mismanaging the grace of God upon his life and ministry. The dream of becoming Nigeria’s president is not realistic for him; he can’t even win an election in his church not to talk of Nigeria.
‘’If he has money, he should use it to help the less privileged in his church instead of going about to waste his time for nothing.
‘’Tunde Bakare should relax, forget the dream of becoming Nigeria’s president and face his missionary work that God sent him to do. He should preach the gospel, win more souls for Christ.,” he said.
Meanwhile, Bakare has launched the “Nigeria-for-Nigeria” group.
Addressing the members, Bakare said the new group would be greater than the “Save Nigeria Group”, a pressure group which he convened in 2010.
Bakare was quoted as saying, “I am going to champion it and it will go like wildfire across this nation. Nigeria-for-Nigeria will be bigger than Save Nigeria Group.”
However, Ayodele cautioned Nigerians against joining the group, stating that Bakare created the group to further his political ambition.
He said: “Tunde Bakare’s Nigeria for Nigeria movement is not divine, it is another means to put Nigerians in bondage again. Nigerians should not join this movement or else, another disaster awaits us.”
