President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday received Tunde Bakare, founder of the Citadel Global Community Church, at his Lagos residence.
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, shared a photo of the visit via his official X account.
Bakare was among the aspirants in the 2023 presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He scored no delegate votes as Tinubu won the election with 1,217 votes.
Speaking in an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) after meeting with Tinubu, Bakare said his lifelong vision is to see a functional and prosperous Nigeria.
āMy life, personal vision, is to see a nation that works in my lifetime. And those things Iāve discussed with Mr President,ā he said.
āTheyāre not hidden things, but Iāve learnt that when you discuss with the person in charge, you leave it with him to do whatsoever he wills with what youāve suggested.
āSo, Iāve had a private conversation with Mr President, and Iām glad that he received me well. And I trust that God will help our nation.ā
On what specific areas he discussed with the president, Bakare said the details would remain confidential.
āGod guiding him and giving him wisdom will help this nation not to slide or go down the drain, but to bounce back so that he can leave a mark that cannot be erased,ā he said.
When asked what he hopes to see in the next two years of the administration, Bakare listed peace, unity and meaningful progress.
āIād like to see a peaceful nation. Iād like to see Nigerians being their brothersā keeper,ā he said.
āIād like to see a good collaboration between the best of the north and the best of the south to steer Nigeria in the right direction.
āIād like to see predictable progress in our nation. We have danced around some subjects for too long a time. Itās time to take concrete action to ensure that the masses of our country do not live in abject poverty.ā
On April 20, Bakare asked Tinubu to accept advice and āstop playing Godā.
During his state of the nation broadcast in Lagos, Bakare said the president should implement a ācoordinated programmeā to steer Nigeria out of its current crisis.
The cleric also condemned the senateās suspension of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Kogi central senator, the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers by Tinubu, and the subsequent ratification by the national assembly.
In response, the senate leadership said Bakareās remarks on the national assemblyās role in the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state and suspension of Akpoti-Uduaghan were misleading.
Yemi Adaramodu, chairman of the senate committee on media and public affairs, said the red chamber was compelled to respond to Bakareās comments, describing the remarks as ācrossing the lineā.
Describing Bakare as a cleric and political voice, Adaramodu said the senate acknowledged the clericās past contributions to national conversations but noted that his statement was laced with ācontempt and unsubstantiated claimsā.
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