Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of
the Latter Rain Assembly, says some religious leaders visit President Muhammadu
Buhari to take pictures instead of discussing the issues bedeviling the
country.
According to PUNCH, Bakare said
this at the thanksgiving service held to mark the 16th anniversary of
Foursquare Gospel Church, Asokoro, Abuja.
He accused religious leaders of
failing to take advantage of their visits to the president to convey the true
feelings of the people about the “perceived excesses of those in power”.
He said Nigerians must learn to
speak the truth and put aside the “culture of hypocrisy”.
“Look at the nation; look at
those playing god; look at the godfathers who loom larger than life because of
the level of authority they have. They forget that God brought them there and
he has a way of removing them,” he said.
“When Samuel (in the Bible)
entered the city, the king trembled but when some pastors visit Aso Villa, they
are the ones shaking. All they want is photo opportunity.”
Quoting the Bible, he said the
problem of corruption was not peculiar to Nigeria, adding that the solution
lies in the hands of Nigerians.
He said: “There is so much
corruption in this country. But show me a country in the world which has no
corruption. What is the solution? We are the answer to the dilemma of Nigeria
but we keep playing church. We are the reason Nigeria is the way it is. You and
I are responsible.”
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