President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with renowned cleric and the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, in Lagos State. Both met on Wednesday at Tinubu’s home in Lagos.
Bayo onanuga, the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to President Tinubu shared a photo of the President with the cleric on his verified X handle today’s evening.
Bakare told journalists after the meeting that he met the president to discuss the state of the nation. He said he had a frank talk with President Tinubu on the situation in the country, saying however, that he has left “him to do whatsoever he wills” as the leader.
The magazine reports that the meeting in Lagos came few weeks after Bakare criticised the president for leading the country astray, saying for instance that President Tinubu is playing God with the way he’s governing the country.
Under Tinubu’s watch, Bakare said Nigeria is spiraling into tyranny and suffering from a brazen abuse of power, the cleric expressed deep concern over the direction of the country under the current administration.
For instance, the cleric accused the president of turning the National Assembly into a rubber-stamp, noting that the Legislature which is supposed to be the ‘bastion of Democracy” has become a toothless bulldog.
He also criticised President Tinubu for decalring an Emergency Rule in Rivers Speaking today after meeting Tinubu , the cleric stated that he has advised the president on how to move the country forward, saying the choice is his to take the advice or not.
Bakare:,It’s not about just reservations. It’s about how the country will go well. My personal vision is to see a nation that works in my lifetime, and those things I’ve discussed with Mr President, they’re not hidden things, but I’ve learned that when you discuss with the person in charge, you leave it with him to do whatsoever he wills with what you have suggested.
“So I’ve had a private conversation with Mr President and I’m glad that he received me well and I trust that God will help our nation.
“I’d like to see Nigerians being their brother’s keeper. I like to see good collaboration between the best of the north and the best of the south to steer Nigeria in the right direction. I’d like to see predictable progress in our nation.
“We have danced around some subjects for too long a time; it’s time to take concrete action to ensure that the mercies of our country do not live in abject poverty, that’s all,” he stated.
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