Tunde Bakare, founder of Citadel Global Community Church, has criticised the national assembly for “busying itself with politicking” while the US congress convened a hearing on the country’s worsening insecurity.
Speaking on Sunday during his state of the nation address in
Lagos, Bakare said elected representatives have failed to take charge at a time
citizens needed them most.
He spoke on the heels of the redesignation of Nigeria by US
President Donald Trump as a ‘country of particular concern’ and the recent
congressional hearing on November 20 about the rising insecurity in the
country.
The cleric criticised the national assembly for lacking
initiative and allowing foreign legislators to lead discussions on Nigeria’s
insecurity challenges.
“It is a shame on our national assembly that it took the
United States Congress, not the representatives elected by Nigerians, to
convene a hearing on the lived experiences of citizens suffering under
insecurity, while those in Abuja were busy with politicking, posturing for
political relevance, and defecting from one political party to another in their
desperate manoeuvres to secure their seats ahead of the 2027 elections.”
Bakare said comments made by Trump were “the most despicable
language ever used by a world leader” in describing Nigeria as a “now-disgraced
country”.
He said the government’s sudden “flurry of activity after
Trump’s remarks” exposed its earlier lack of urgency.
The cleric accused political leaders of “burying their heads
in the sand like ostriches, preoccupied with the politics of chaos and paying
little attention to the work of governance”.
He said the ruling class had ignored the daily realities of
ordinary Nigerians and paid “little attention to the real work of governance.”
The former presidential aspirant added that it was “a stain
on the Nigerian government” that external pressure was needed before officials
acted.
Bakare said Nigeria had suffered its “most humiliating
international public image since the Abacha era”, blaming the situation on
years of poor leadership and the refusal to confront deep national problems.
He lamented the surge in attacks and kidnappings, adding
that “terrorists and bandits now dare the Nigerian state with impunity.”
Bakare also urged President Bola Tinubu to issue a public
apology to communities ravaged by insecurity, saying preliminary steps were
insufficient to rebuild trust.
He welcomed early interventions but warned that stronger,
systemic measures are necessary to restore citizens’ confidence.
Bakare proposed a victims and survivors register, a national
apology within three months, and interim compensation, arguing that
accountability is essential to ending the violence.
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