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The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Wednesday, said Nigerian politicians were not living lean or sacrificing like the rest of the citizens whom they asked to sacrifice for the country by enduring economic hardship.

The cleric and politician said this at the Wilson and Yinka Badejo Memorial Lecture 2024 held at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The event, organised by the Wilson & Badejo Foundation, was to honour the memories of former General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church, Wilson Badejo, and his wife, Yinka.

Bakare delivered the keynote address with the theme: “Cultivating a Culture of Dialogue: Nurturing Understanding in a Culturally and Socially Diverse Nation.”

He stressed the need for dialogue rather than confrontation to resolve the challenges facing the country.

Bakare said, “All parties must approach the dialogue table with open minds, effective communication and empathy. Open and honest communication helps to establish transparency, making intentions and actions clear. When leaders communicate transparently, they demonstrate that they have nothing to hide, and that builds trust.

“Empathy is a bedrock of dialogue. It requires us to see beyond our own perspective and seek to comprehend the experiences of others. The ability to feel with others, to share in their joys and sorrows.

“It also means sitting where the people sit, as in the book of Ezekiel – feeling their pains and sharing their burdens. An empathetic leader does not feed fat while asking the people to tighten their belts. Nigerian political leaders have mostly not demonstrated empathy. Otherwise, how do you live so large while your people are ravished in (penury)?”

According to the cleric, who also spoke on the heels of the #Endbadgovernance protests in Nigeria, hunger knows no religion, tribe or political party.

He noted that at the root of even a religious crisis was a struggle for economic resources that manifested itself in politics.

“And you say, why? Because politics is the authoritative allocation of value.”

He stressed, “This is why it’s often said that hunger is a unifier. This is why citizens are responding or reacting to the hashtag #EndBadGovernance protests across the land, from the North to the South, to the East to the West. Hunger does not ask whether you are a Muslim or a Christian, male or female, Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani, APC, PDP, or Labour Party.”

Bakare also said he did not believe the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party had any ideology.

According to him, the two major political parties are the same.

“The process of disagreement of methodologies is the way political parties are formed around ideologies. I don’t think the PDP and the APC have any ideology.”

He cited the fact that the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, had been a member of the APC before joining the PDP.

Bakare said, “Obaseki contested on the platform of the APC for his first term and he won, and he contested on the platform of the PDP for his second term and he won. What’s the difference between the APC and the PDP? Two sides of the same coin.”

Bakare, who contested the 2022 presidential primary of the APC but lost, has been known to be outspoken and critical of the ruling class, especially the APC government.

Last August, the cleric said the results of the 2023 elections revealed that Nigerians were tired of the ruling APC.

During his speech with the theme, ‘Vice, Virtue & Time: Three Things That Never Stand Still,’ the cleric said the APC he joined to form had deviated from the principles it was founded on.

At the Wednesday event, the opening speaker, Debola Deji-Kurunmi, who is an author and Public Policy Advisor, stressed the need to foster unity in diversity.

She said, “Imagine we were more interested to see what the other tribes bring to us even when they don’t speak our language or look like us. Imagine we esteem our collective heritage higher and greater than our differences. What manner of nation could we build? And the question begins with us again, what will I do from where I stand within my sphere of influence to make a difference without thinking that my difference is too little to resonate in the country?”

DDK, as she is popularly called, noted that the foundation since its inception had rehabilitated several youths and offered hundreds of scholarships to indigent students.

Part of the highlights of the event was the presentation of the Stewardship Excellence Award to The Managing Partner, PAC Solicitors, Rev. Peter Ameadaji.

At the event, 52 students from various universities bagged scholarship awards.

The event was graced by the General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church, Rev Sam Aboyeji; Chairman of the foundation, Rev. Akin Akeju; Vice Chairman of the foundation, Femi Badejo, among others.

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Tinubu is a devil incarnate who takes pleasure in seeing Nigerians suffer while him and his household enjoy

He's wicked

If president make things easier for Nigerians where do you people want him to see people that will queue for 2derica of rice and 5k before and during 2027 election.

Really, will people die if we cut the cost of governance

Enbes:
I swear. Where are people who said Bakare is not talking

he just found his voice probably because tithe money don reduce

Bakare na that your conscience go kill you as he don begin fight you so

Na for house you dey yarn dust, enter street like you did in ojota

No peace for the wicked

Tinubu is collecting almost 1 million naira daily as feeding allowance.
Does he have 1,000 stomach?

ogododo:
The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Wednesday, berated Nigerian politicians for living large and asking the rest of the citizens to make sacrifices.

Bakare who contested for the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket before the 2023 elections, said this at the Wilson and Yinka Badejo Memorial Lecture 2024 held in Lagos.

Speaking on the recent hunger protests in the country, he stressed the need for dialogue rather than confrontation to resolve the challenges facing the country.

His wprds: “All parties must approach the dialogue table with open minds, effective communication and empathy. Open and honest communication helps to establish transparency, making intentions and actions clear.

“When leaders communicate transparently, they demonstrate that they have nothing to hide, and that builds trust.

“Empathy is a bedrock of dialogue. It requires us to see beyond our own perspective and seek to comprehend the experiences of others. The ability to feel with others, to share in their joys and sorrows.

“It also means sitting where the people sit, as in the book of Ezekiel – feeling their pains and sharing their burdens. An empathetic leader does not feed fat while asking the people to tighten their belts. Nigerian political leaders have mostly not demonstrated empathy. Otherwise, how do you live so large while your people are ravished in (penury)?”

According to the cleric, hunger knows no religion, tribe or political party.

https://politicsnigeria.com/you-cant-be-feeding-fat-and-ask-citizens-to-tighten-their-belts-tunde-bakare-blasts-fg/

You have finally found your voice.

Make them dey play! The poor will surely eat the elite now that the heat is unbearable. The time is here already.

Tunde bakare must be an ipob since everyone that don't support tilinbu is ipob

He must also be one of the secret sponsors of the endbadgovernance protest

kk

Everyone is tired of the Tinubulation

So says a useless pastor that bought apc form for 100 million and scored zero votes at the primaries

Nlfpmod.

ednut1:
So says a useless pastor that bought apc form for 100 million and scored zero votes at the primaries

Are you sure Buhari did not refund him ... after the fact?

LagosPrince:
he just found his voice probably because tithe money don reduce

Bakare na mumu from day 1. He's one of the numerous fake pastors we have.

Na every 4 years, God dey tell him he's the next president.

BTW, where was he when his slave master- Buhari began killing Nigeria?

To think I used to like this man while growing up.

Deepspirituals:
Enemy of Nation Focus on the Message and not the Person that Said it

He said the Truth .

Emergency lover of the nation, you can't separate the message from the messenger.

Imagine a beggar telling you he's gonna make you a Billionaire. Like how na?

True talk

$300 millions jet
#150million per one Senators and rep cars
#20billion renovation of VP house
#200 million wristwatch on Seyi
20billion for food
10billion on each useless foreign trip
30milion for senators every month
#500 tax on every liter of PMS u buy in Nigeria

Vs

70k minimum wage for workers
Remaining citizens can die of hunger

Where has he been all this while?

Was he just released from a den?

Who unmuted him?

😩😩😩😩😩

Jesus Christ the Way Truth and the Life

This one that said God told him he will be president 😂😂😂😂

This man used to be admired by many years ago.however APC soiled his good name. But he still has the opportunity to redeem his reputation.

Hahaha.

“ Bakare also said he did not believe the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party had any ideology.

According to him, the two major political parties are the same.

“The process of disagreement of methodologies is the way political parties are formed around ideologies. I don’t think the PDP and the APC have any ideology.”

When did Pastor Bakare come to the realization that APC and PDP are the same?

We must not quickly forget that he contested with Buhari. He joined the “no subsidy removal” protest ma with Buhari and Tinubu.

Who’s deceiving who here please? What could he have done differently if he won the election as Buhari’s vice in 2011? He should please spare us the king grammar. He must be reminded that he is part of the political class who enjoy while the citizens suffer untold misery. He must not call himself a saint at this point, except he wants to deceive the gullible.

Naija the country where their leaders are their oppressors. A fantastically corrupt entity. Sometimes it feels like the country is a joke and no more exist.

See their grandpa president leading prospective people. The world is laughing at the country

Didn’t God tell you that you will be president again?

LagosPrince:
he just found his voice probably because tithe money don reduce

Enemy of Nation , What has Tithes Got to do with People's Hunger

baba said God told him he will be president after buhari.
Did God change his mind about him?
All this people who use God's name in vain self.

And you still have some people following him like mumu

Very nice conclusion. Nigerian APC government is the most wicked government in the world.

emmanuel596:
This one that said God told him he will be president 😂😂😂😂

And what has that Got to the Reality that People are Hungry

You are Enemy of the Nation

So you want our president tinubu to starve because of ordinary masses that are used to poverty.

Tinubu must feed fat and overfed amen.