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  • May 29: Bakare advises Buhari on choice of candidates for ministerial slots, other appointments

    Latter Rain Assembly Serving Overseer Tunde Bakare has a prayer request – it is for President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint the best, brightest and fittest into his administration as he takes oath on May 29 for his second term in office.

    Pastor Bakare, who was Buhari’s running mate in the 2011 presidential election on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), said Nigeria has enough assets for the development of the nation.

    The fiery cleric, who spoke in a chat on the Channels Television, warned of the consequences of not tackling rising insecurity and unemployment in the land. He also commented on the proliferation of private varsities

    Bakare expressed the hope that with the right men on the drivers’ seats at the various ministries, departments and agencies, the problems would become surmountable.

    He said: “It is in our corporate interest to ensure that there is a future for our young people and for the children, to ensure good healthcare delivery, to ensure transportation system that is flawless; there is so much assets in this country.

    “I pray that President Buhari will do his best in the second term to appoint the best, the brightest and the fittest, so that you will see Nigeria turn around as we maximise the potentials of the nation.”

    Bakare said that jobs should be created for the teeming youths to steer them away from crime, noting that the country is facing a scourge of insecurity as a result of unemployment.

    “We are being invaded from outside and from within, what do you think will happen to millions of jobless youths who have no way of providing for themselves? Crime would be the next option.

    “So, we need to create jobs, and more job, and more jobs, we have neglected the greatest asset of any nation — human capital. Our education sector has gone down the drain; we need to revive all that.

    “I heard they are giving 300 licences for universities; I am just amazed, they are glorified secondary schools. Let us solidify the ones we have; it is ok to start university, it is ok to have private universities but let us maintain standards.”

    Bakare pointed out the dangers of prosperity in the midst of poverty, warning that the uneducated youths of today will become a threat to the nation’s development.

    He said: “Your being insecure can become a threat to my security. I don’t want to be a rich man in a secured island of prosperity in the midst of quicksand of poverty, because those children we do not train, and we do not equip will rise to fight.

    “Almajiris will rise to fight, area boys will rise to fight; once the Almajiris in the North and the area boys in the South join hands together, we are not safe.”

     

  • Presidential poll: Bakare dumps Buhari, drums support for Ezekwesili

    The Serving Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has described the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, as the best alternative to the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who are the foremost contenders in the February 16 presidential election.

    According to the cleric, among the new crop of presidential candidates seeking to upset the status quo, Ezekwesili has unmatched attributes needed to salvage Nigeria.

    This was contained in Bakare’s state of the nation address delivered during the Sunday service in his church in the Ogba area of Lagos.

    In the address, titled, ‘The prophetic portrait of Nigeria in her latter days,’ Bakare observed that things were so bad in the country that no one, including soldiers, would be willing to lay down their lives for the country.

    This, he observed, might be the reason why the military was having a hard time in the hands of Boko Haram insurgents, apart from being poorly equipped for the fight.

    He spoke on the need to elect servant leaders and restructure the country.

    Analysing the frontline candidates in the forthcoming presidential contest and the choice before Nigerians, Bakare said, “We have heard the incumbent (President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress) insist that Nigeria’s current problems were created within the 16 years of the previous administrations and that, little by little, they are working to rewrite the narrative.

    “On the other hand, we have heard the ‘Atikulated’ side of the contest argue that the 16 years argument is now stale news. We have seen former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Peter Obi, of the Peoples Democratic Party downplay the achievements of the current government.

    “We have read the so-called ‘Atiku Plan,’ spanning a competitive and open economic system, public institution reform, reduction of infrastructure deficit, economic diversification, and human capital development. We have also heard Atiku Abubakar’s promise to restructure the polity with a focus on devolution of powers.”

    He added, “We have seen a new generation challenging the old order and insisting that Nigerians do not have to choose between six and half a dozen.

    “We have seen Kingsley Moghalu of the Young Progressives Party project his experience in economic management at national and international levels as he promises better economic management and a geo-economic restructuring of Nigeria.

    “Meanwhile, Fela Durotoye of the Alliance for New Nigeria has eloquently promised a new Nigeria where the cost of living is reduced, power, security and health care are guaranteed, jobs are created, and law and order are maintained.”

    He went further to review the performance of Omoyele Sowore, saying, “We have seen the likes of Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress criss-cross the nation, mobilising the young, especially students, in his drive to take our country back.

    “However, of the new breed seeking to disrupt the political space, none gives me as much hope for the near future as does my sister, Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili, of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria.”

    Bakare identified attributes which, he said, placed Ezekwesili ahead of others as “her brilliance, experience, sacrificial service to our nation, antecedents at championing and executing pro-people and pro-good governance reforms, compassionate yet dogged belief in the Nigerian potential, and her faith in the God-ordained plan for Nigeria.”

    The cleric added, “I salute her for jumping into the fray despite her seemingly limited chances and as I have said to her in times past, come what may, one day, and that day will come soon, we will fix this nation. One thing is very clear in my mind: with her candidacy, no Nigerian can reasonably say after the election that there was no credible alternative to the status quo in 2019.”

     

  • 2019: Why Buhari must take 'agitations' for restructuring serious – Bakare

    The Convener of Save Nigeria Group, Tunde Bakare, told President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday to proclaim an executive order urgently to facilitate national reconciliation, reintegration and restructuring.

    Bakare gave the advice against at a news conference in Ikeja against the backdrop of the persistent call by opinion leaders for Nigeria to be restructured to engender, equity, unity, peace and progress.

    Bakare said that the executive order should be proclaimed in consultation with the National Assembly and the council of state, to establish a presidential commission to facilitate the restructuring.

    The tele-evangelist and politician was speaking on the state of the nation at his Latter Rain Assembly Church.

    He said that restructuring would return Nigeria to the winning formula of the past that facilitated the country’s socio-economic development.

    “To chair the presidential commission, the president should appoint a wise and discerning Nigerian who must be incorruptible and of unquestionable integrity and highly respected.

    “The person should be able to build bridges among the diverse interest groups in the country and willing to serve his or her fatherland without remuneration.

    “The chairperson should evolve the presidential commission into six zonal commissions and appoint for each zone, a zonal commissioner.

    “The zonal commissioners should be technocrats, mandated to create and implement a master plan for their respective geo-economic zones and coordinate the transition of the economy in their zones.

    “The presidential commission will launch a nationwide reconciliation and reintegration drive and should creatively communicate the new Nigeria with a compelling national vision and a brand identity.

    “The commission should institute a social impact bond for the implementation of the zonal economic master plan. The financing scheme should be structured into key sectors, including agriculture which we have neglected.

    “We should be ready to reject who we are not and reaffirm who we are.

    “It’s time we say no to a defective system that throws up the worst of us for leadership. It’s time to say no to a system that only breeds defectors because it is only defective people that defect.

    “It is time to build systems that will serve the common good; structure that works for every Nigerian and a nation that caters for every citizen. It is time to make the right choices.’’

    Bakare also advised the federal government to prioritise the welfare of every Nigerian.

  • 2019 election: Bakare dumps Buhari

    2019 election: Bakare dumps Buhari

    Coordinator of the Kwara State Chapter of Buhari Support Group, Mashood Bakare, has formally resigned his appointment, ahead of the 2019 general elections.

    Bakare, who represents Omupo Constituency in the state assembly, announced his resignation on Thursday, at the floor of the House.

    According to Daily Nigerian, Bakare, while explaining the decision, said his resignation was based on personal reasons.

    He said he was no longer willing to be part of the organisation which he had been with since 2014.

    The lawmaker, however, assured that he would continue to be sensitive to the yearnings and aspirations of his people.

    Reacting, the Speaker, Ali Ahmad, inquired if the decision to relinquish his post was willingly taken, and he answered in the affirmative.

    The Kwara governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed had hinted that he and other top members of the state chapter, including the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, will soon dump the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    He spoke in Ilorin, the state capital, during a meeting with youths, traders, local government chairmen among others.

    Ahmed lamented that the APC formed in 2014 with the hope of meeting the needs and aspirations of the people in critical areas of national life has not delivered.

    “We are gathered here to consult with our supporters, market women, artisans, youths and women on how to guarantee our people’s interest and our state’s progress,” he was quoted as saying.

    “Our leader Senate President Bukola Saraki will soon come home to announce where we will go. APC has not met our expectations. You have told us that they have not met your aspirations as a people in APC.

    “You have come to tell us that you want us to move on to a new platform that will give us room to meet our aspirations for the good of Kwarans. By the grace of God almighty, you will have a response very soon and very clear.

    “But one is as clear as crystal you the stakeholders have told us to move out of the APC and because we run an inclusive process, that is why we have come to sit here and seek your opinion which you have expressed.

    “And certainly your decision is our decision. So whatever you want is what we will do. God will guide us aright.”

  • Presidency clears air on visit by Bakare, Adeosun to Buhari

    The Presidency has dismissed media reports that Pastor Tunde Bakare of Latter Rain Assembly and Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, met together with President Muhammadu Buhari at State House, Abuja, on Friday.

    Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja, said the stories on the visits by the Minister and Pastor Bakare were far from the truth.

    The Presidential aide stated Adeosun was at the presidential villa in connection with the Annual General Meeting and 25th Anniversary Celebration of African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) holding on Saturday in Abuja, which would be graced by President Buhari.

    He said the minister ran into Pastor Bakare, who was on a scheduled visit to see the President, and they exchanged pleasantries.

    The statement read: “Stories with insinuations are making the rounds that Pastor Tunde Bakare of Latter Rain Assembly and Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, met together with President Muhammadu Buhari at State House, Abuja, Friday. Far from the truth.

    “The Minister was at the Presidential Villa in connection with the Annual General Meeting and 25th Anniversary Celebration of African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) holding Saturday in Abuja, which would be graced by President Buhari.

    “She ran into Pastor Bakare, who was on a scheduled visit to see the President, and they exchanged pleasantries. The cleric particularly thanked the Minister for finding time to attend his mother’s funeral, which took place in Abeokuta, Ogun State, penultimate weekend.

    “Mrs Adeosun had seen President Buhari not fewer than three times earlier in the week, and did not need to meet with him again on Friday.’’

    According to Adesina, the statement is to put events in proper perspective, and dispel all conjectures and fictive reporting.

  • Trending video: God’ll sweep off Buhari, governors who attended Kano wedding – Bakare

    The Serving Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said for being insensitive, God will sweep out top politicians, including President Muhammadu Buhari and 22 State Governors, who attended the wedding of the children of Governors Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State in Kano last weekend.

    Bakare, in a sermon on Sunday, a day after the wedding, said it was insensitive for Buhari and the governors to gather for an elaborate wedding when 110 schoolgirls from Dapchi in Yobe State were still missing.

    The schoolgirls were abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents on February 19, 2018.

    The wedding in Kano was between Idris, son of Ajimobi, and Fatima, Ganduje’s daughter.

    In the sermon, Bakare said: “I don’t really understand what’s going on.

    “I don’t.

    “And I’m just asking people to explain to me.

    “I was in South Africa when 110 girls were abducted the same way it happened one year before election.

    “Is it an accident or is it a mere coincidence?

    “That exactly about one year to another election, 110 girls were abducted again?

    “And as if they were not citizens’ daughters, in the season we are still looking for them, a governor’s daughter and son got married and 22 governors and the President went there.

    ‘Are they sensitive at all?’

  • Angry Pastor Bakare blasts Buhari over 110 missing daughters of Nigerians

    The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly (LRA) Tunde Bakare, has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari and 22 state governors who attended the wedding fatiha of Hajiya Fatima, daughter of Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

    Fatima Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is to be handed over in marriage to the son of Oyo state Governor, Alhaji Idris Abiola Ajimobi.

    Recall that Buhari yesterday led the political train, which consisted over 22 governors to Kano, to celebrate the wedding of Idris Ajimobi and Fatima Ganduje, offsprings of Abiola Ajimobi, and Ibrahim Ganduje, governors of Oyo and Kano states, respectively.

    Bakare says the wedding, which came two days after Boko Haram killed some UN aid workers in Rann, and two weeks after the abduction of the Dapchi school girls in Yobe, shows the insensitivity of Nigerian leaders.

    “Forgive my ill-mannerism, but I could not comprehend why a governor will celebrate the wedding of his daughter, and another governor of his son, on the front pages of newspapers, flashing it before our eyes, when other peoples’ daughters are in captivity,” Bakare said.

    “If any of them had lost a daughter in that captivity, would they celebrate that way? I know the Bible says rejoice with them that rejoice, but I do not know what the president of Nigeria was doing there.

    “And somebody came to say, let me explain to you, it is Islamic tradition, before this time, about January, they had agreed, that he (Buhari) will be the one to give the bride away and (Bola) Tinubu will be the one to pay the dowry, and present the son, and they agreed long before now.

    “I looked at him and said the president of Nigeria wanted to come to my daughter’s wedding, and I said to him, sir, don’t come. That is beneath your office. Face the work of the state and keep serving.

    “And 22 governors showed up to mark register, when 110 daughters of citizens of your nation were captured by Boko Haram that you said you have already technically defeated?

    “It just shows how insensitive our leaders are. We have gotten to a stage that our president has become a king and a monarch. That his son who rode his pleasurable bike that almost claimed his life, will be returning from an overseas trip, where he had received special healthcare that Nigerians cannot afford, that it took a whole minister of state to go and welcome him, because he has no job.”

    Speaking at the Latter Rain Assembly on Sunday, Bakare said anyone who knows the true state of things in Nigeria will weep for the country.

    “If you truly know the truth, you will weep, if you know how much we are owing as a nation, you will weep. For 16 years of PDP they borrowed N6 trillion, for three years of APC, they borrowed N11 trillion.

    “And they are not going to pay the debt. You and I, and our children, and our children’s children will pay the debt, unless they write them off again.”

  • Buhari-led government has failed Nigerians – Pastor Bakare

    Leader of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, last night, spoke fiercely against the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, asserting that he has failed.

    In an interview on AIT, Bakare said expectations of Nigerians had not been met by the Federal Government and that he was particularly disappointed about the handling of killings by herdsmen, particularly that of Benue State.

    On whether the rampaging herdsmen were foreigners, Bakare said he does not know but that “they are human beings.”

    Asked if he agreed with former President Olusegun Obasanjo that Buhari should not seek re-election in 2019, Bakare said it was the president’s constitutional right to seek elective office.

    “I’ve not joined any Third Force. I’ve not been part of any force. At the right time, we will know what to do because what I see now is what I can envision in the days to come, it’s that this chicken that you see, they are about to eat, they are on intestine…

    “Most of these people don’t really care about the development of the government of our nation…They seek power for self, not for service.

    “This is why it hurts me deep, that such crisis will hit Benue state and the leadership of the nation will not move there, go there. Rather, they invited them to come to Abuja.

    “The most painful to me was that an American leader would not do that; the British leader would not do that; who are the ones we are emulating. You are not a king, you are a servant of the people and you are to know that you really are serving the interest of your people.

    “The Inspector General of Police showed up and he said it’s communal clash…he even said that before he got there! In a decent nation, he would have been fired by now,” he said.

    On Buhari’s rumoured bid in 2019, Bakare replied: “It’s his fundamental constitutional right to run or not to run but whether it would now be accepted in the way it was accepted before…He came as military Head of State, he has come as civilian president, Jesus himself is only coming twice…”

  • God asked me to run for Presidency – Pastor Bakare

    Former vice presidential candidate Pastor Tunde Bakare says God has directed him to seek election as president of Nigeria.

    Bakare, who is the General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, was Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate in the 2011 presidential election.

    They vied for the position on the platform of the now defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).

    The cleric, speaking during a crossover service organised to usher in the New Year 2018, however, explained that God had not told him when the “appointed time” to run for the presidency would be.

    “This twelfth one is a difficult one for me. It may draw excitement or condemnation. I have tried my best to keep it [to myself] but the Holy Spirit will not allow me to do so,” he said.

    “In my study around 4am on Sunday morning, God told me ‘you cannot bring your political career to a close; there is still more to do. Run for the Presidency. I will do it at the appointed time’.”

    Bakare said that he was unperturbed by the daunting task that his aspiration might pose, expressing confidence that once the Lord had spoken, it was left for God to perform it.

    “Joseph (in the Bible) did not contest an election; yet, he became the prime minister of Egypt. Why must I worry myself about where to get the resources for the task? Your own duty in this assignment is to pray along with me. When it is the appointed time, He (God) will do it. When He tells me the time, you will hear about it,” he stated.

    Bakare added that most of the “political juggernauts” in the country would fall “at the feet of women in 2018.”

    While he failed to mention names, the cleric said some of those seen at the moment as among the most powerful in Nigeria’s political space, would be “replaced.”

    “In 1998, I told you that I saw your President dying between two women. Did it happen? I’m telling you again: some of these political juggernauts will fall at the feet of women and you will see it happen,” he said.

  • Bakare lambasts Buhari, Obasanjo, Jonathan, says ‘they are colonial masters’

    Bakare lambasts Buhari, Obasanjo, Jonathan, says ‘they are colonial masters’

    Senior Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), Tunde Bakare, has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari and his predecessors; Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan describing them as ‘colonial masters’ for ruling the country without accountability.

    Bakare made this remark while speaking to members of his church on Sunday.

    “Stop complaining about their countries, because many many Africans abroad today bought their own tickets into slavery. You couldn’t fix your own country, you are looking for where they have fixed,” he said.

    “You are ready to lie, to declare refugee status just to hold a common passport where you are still treated like a common criminal. Slavery is God’s punishments for idolatry, for envy, that’s all.

    “Joseph went through slavery, Israel went through slavery for 400 years, your own did not last 100 years you are still complaining colonial masters, colonial masters, where are they?

    “Obasanjo ruled this country for eight years, no electricity, they spent money, who is asking him to account for the money he invested, where did he put it? We have no candle from that investment. He is a colonial master, Jonathan is a colonial master, Muhammadu Buhari is a colonial master.”