The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, says he visited the outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), last week and left the place so discouraged “that I need time to encourage myself in the Lord, my God.”
He explained that the discouragement he felt
was the reason he turned down an invitation by the Governor of Kaduna State,
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, to inaugurate a road in Kaduna State.
The cleric and politician, during a webinar
on Saturday, said he was putting the record straight, emphasising, “I didn’t
go, I wasn’t there.”
He said this before delivering his speech on
the Zoom programme titled ‘Building the New Nigeria: The Role of the Diaspora’
organised by the PTB4Nigeria In Diaspora Group.
“They wanted me to come and commission some
road in Kaduna with my name written boldly on it. I see the road here, Isa
Kaita Road, and they wrote on it (that) it was commissioned by Pastor Tunde
Bakare on Friday, May 26, 2023. I wanted to share with you that I didn’t go, I
wasn’t there,” Bakare said.
He read out a message he sent to El-Rufai
through WhatsApp on Thursday explaining why he would not make it to the
programme.
“Good morning, hope you had a good night’s
rest. Sorry, I missed your call, I slept late last night, so I just got home. I
would like to sincerely appeal to you to please release me from commissioning
any road tomorrow (Friday).
“I’m so discouraged after I met with the
President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), last night. I need time to
encourage myself in the Lord my God.
“I’m not in the mood to discuss the
cumulative effect of the past 13 years on me (2010 to 2013).
“I thank God for sparing my life and seeing
me through it all. My confidence is in God alone and by his grace I will surely
bounce back, and by his intervention, whichever way, Nigeria will still work in
my lifetime,” he said.
He said he truly appreciated the invitation,
“though last minute, to commission one of the many roads constructed in Kaduna
during your tenure as governor.”
He said El-Rufai responded by saying “Na wa
o, my Oga, what has he done to push you even to this state of mind? I’m sorry,
sir, I understand if you’re unable to make it, we’re all struggling with the
heartbreak of PMB.”
Bakare said he was not disappointed at all.
“I know what God has said,” he added.
El-Rufai invited several dignitaries to
inaugurate various infrastructure projects as part of the Urban Renewal
Programme of his administration, on Friday.
It was reported that the former governor of
Kano State, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Friday, inaugurated the new Ungwan Rimi
Market and other roads in Kaduna.
Former Interim National Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress, Bisi Akande, also inaugurated the expanded Bida Road.
Ex-Vice President Namadi Sambo, who
inaugurated the Raba link road, said the project was for the good and progress
of the Kaduna people.
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