Bakare visits Buhari, dismisses southern governors’ position on 2023 as immaturity

After calling for a change of government and coming down hard on certain people aroud President Muhammadu Buhari, Pastor Tunde Bakare visited  Aso Rock on Friday.

Femi Adesina, President Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, made the disclosure on his official Facebook age.

“President Buhari receives Pastor Tunde Bakare in State House on 15th Oct 2021,” Adesina captioned the photos.

He was, however, unable to state the details of the meeting Citadel Global Community’s pastor had with Buhari.

Bakare has not said what he discussed  with Buhari, either, only saying he gave the president his heart’s content.

But the last time he did, Bakare, who was once Buhari’s running mate, called for a change of the guard.

“Change of guards simply means that we need fresh hands and insights into how to fix the problems of Nigeria.

Fielding questions from journalist after the meeting, Bakare said it is political immaturity that makes Nigerians think power rotation will solve Nigeria’s problem.

The 17 southern governors have dug in their heels saying the presidency must rotate south in 2023.

The position has created between them and their northern counterparts who feel threatened.

The National Daily reported Kaduna Gov Nasir el Rufai said the southern governors’ stand is no politics, but foolishness

“If where the president comes from will make the place he has come from to be better, the Northern part of Nigeria should be richest and should be the most progressive and the most developed because out of 61 years, the North has produced either the president or heads of state for 40 to 41 years and yet, see the retrogression in the North,” Bakare said,

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He cited similar analogy in the southwest under former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and the south-south under former President Goodluck Jonathan.

He noted secession is not the solution either.

“We are better off together as a nation than going our different ways. But it must be based on equity, justice, fair play and a rule of law,” he said

The cleric has prophesied he will become Nigeria president, and he repeated again Friday, saying he will realise the dream “if God and Nigerians appreciate it”.