Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of
the Latter Rain Assembly, says he is tired of speaking to the deaf about the
issues bedeviling Nigeria as a country.
Just before he delivered his
regular state of the nation address in Ogba, Lagos, Bakare said he had
initially decided not to give the customary address because those expected to
act have not done the needful.
Praying for the nation, Bakare
said: “to whom do we go, you (Jesus) only have the word of life; our nation is
sick, our leaders are not well, it appears the disease in incurable, therefore,
only you can cure it.”
“We know there is still a balm in
Gilead, so this day we ask as the church of the living od, do what only you can
do, do not leave us in this mess, heal our nation, give us leaders after your
heart,” he prayed.
Bakare added that God’s whirlwind
will blow across Nigeria and destroy the wicked, the enemies of Nigeria, in the
days ahead.
He went on to speak about his
plans to cancel the state of the nation broadcast prior to God’s intervention.
“I need to lay the foundation
before the state of the nation; very early in the year, my son Olusegun asked
me if there will be a state of the nation broadcast in January, so the moment
of truth telecast tapes could be rearranged accordingly,” he said
“I categorically told him there
will be none, because I am tired of speaking to the deaf, however, while
resting at home on January the 6th, the word of the Lord came to me strongly;
the Lord said to me, ‘there can be no confirmation without proclamation, I have
a word for your nation’
“Whenever He says that, who I
am?”
ATIKU’S AMERICAN TRIP: APC, PDP MAJORING ON MINOR
Speaking on Atiku’s American
trip, Bakare said Nigerian leaders major in minors, minor in majors, and make
mountains out of molehills, “what has going to America got to do with the
challenges that we face? On both sides, they are busy chasing shadows”.
“We welcome the Wazirin of
Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar from the United States of America. We sincerely
hope that now that he is back, now that the real issues are no longer who can
go to America and return, he would face the real issues of our polity.
“How does that become an issue?
Can he go to America, can he not go? What is the issue there, that it became
frontpage of the tabloid? So what after you have come back?
“And then the opposition keep
saying he can’t go, he can’t go, now he has gone; there is nothing as
embarrassing than when he does something you say is impossible.”
BAKARE SPEAKS ON ONNOGHEN’S TRIAL
“The Nigeria of our dreams is a
land where no one is above the law; where the law applies equally to the rich
and the poor; to the president and the petty trader; to the Senator and the
janitor; and, I dare say, to the Chief Justice of the Federation and the
gateman in a magistrate court,” he said.
“It is in this regard that I
enjoin every Nigerian to put Nigeria first and approach the current matter
involving the highest judicial officer of the 20 land without bias, in the
interest of justice and accountability, with the objective of institution
building and in the spirit of the New Nigeria.
“Note, in addition, that the
prosecutors must themselves operate in accordance with due process, with utmost
respect for the independence of the judiciary, and in compliance with
constitutional provisions on both substantive and procedural matters, knowing that
two wrongs, no matter how seemingly well-intentioned, cannot make a right.”
RESTRUCTURING WAS CPC’S PRIME CAMPAIGN PROMISE
Bakare, who hailed the candidacy
of Fela Durotoye, Kingsley Moghalu, Omoyele Sowore, and Oby Ezewesili, says
many people are wondering who he is supporting, adding that his loyalty has not
changed — he is for “team restructuring and nationhood”.
He said “the number one item in
the CPC manifesto; it was why I accepted to be a delegate to the 2014 National
Conference convened by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, a conference at which
we, by God’s grace, sponsored the ‘Nigerian Charter for National Reconciliation
and Integration’ that was unanimously adopted by the 492 delegates from across
the nation”.
“Fellow Nigerians, beyond the elections,
this is what our nation needs: a uniting force that can rally our diverse
strengths around a common narrative, towards a common objective, to achieve a
common vision – The Nigeria of Our Dreams – and through a common strategy – the
Sixteen Pragmatic Steps Towards Restructuring Nigeria.
“After all is said and done, may
Nigeria win, no matter who wins or loses in this year’s elections. After the
elections, we have a nation to build together.”
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