Former presidential aspirant and presiding overseer of the Lagos-based Global Community Citadel Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has warned that under President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria risks a popular uprising unless the administration changes course on security and the economy.
Addressing worshippers during his Easter State-of-the-Nation broadcast in Ikeja, the former APC presidential aspirant said the country is being driven toward the brink amid a fresh wave of killings in Plateau, Benue and Enugu.
In his stirring Easter message delivered during the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto issued a heartfelt and urgent appeal to President Bola Tinubu, calling on him to rescue Nigerians from what he described as “a cross of pain, brutality, and hopelessness.”
Using powerful biblical metaphors, Bishop Kukah likened the current state of Nigeria to the crucifixion of Christ, painting a grim picture of a nation besieged by insecurity, hunger, poverty, and moral decay.
In its reaction to Bakare, the Presidency said that though it disagrees with the Clergyman on several points, it respects his right to speak and reaffirmed that President Tinubu remains committed to fulfilling his promises to Nigerians.
