The founder of Citadel Global
Community Church (formerly Latter Rain Assembly), Tunde Bakare, has said he is
no enemy of David Oyedepo, the founder of Winners’ Chapel, although they share
different doctrines and beliefs.
Mr Bakare said this on Saturday
during a TVC programme with Sam Omatseye tagged ‘The Big Talk’.
A former vice presidential
candidate, Mr Bakara spoke about his relationship with fellow Pentecostal
pastors in the country.
“Oyedepo and I are
contemporaries. We were born in the same year,” he said.
“Oyedepo was born in August,
1954, and I was born in September. We are contemporaries, God has really
blessed him and used him.
“We have differences in
doctrines, what we believe, but that does not make us enemies,” he said.
Mr Bakare said he and Mr Oyedepo
were on a plane one time and another brother was coming over to greet him, but
on seeing them together, he froze.
“There is (a) difference between
issues and persons. We can defend the gospel but those who do not and destroy
it will die before their time. I have nothing personal against any man of God
but I will always defend the truth that I know and I will always make it
plain.”
When asked whether the incident
was before Mr Oyedepo acquired his private jet, Mr Bakare said he doesn’t know
why the clergyman makes so much noise about his private jet.
“By the way, when he makes noise
about his private jet of a thing, do you know that I once acquired a 1707 with
the logo of our church on it? Are you aware of that? But we use it for
business. I don’t buy a plane to be spending money on it, that I can jump
quickly on another and pay little money to where I’m going.
“We can afford it; we are not
envious of them at all,” he added.
The clergyman cum politician said
Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Church of Christ, signed
his wedding certificate as his father and he built his first house on the camp
ground being a favoured son.
“It is only bastards that use
(the) left hand to point to the house of his father,” he said.
Mr Bakare also said he was at
Deeper Life Church for about five years before he went to the Redeemed Church.
“I don’t call those men my
colleagues. They are my fathers,” he said, speaking of Mr Adeboye and William
Kumuyi of the Deeper Life Bible Church.
Clash with Oyedepo
Speaking on his differences with
Mr Oyedepo, Mr Bakare said the gospel and truth is one but when someone “begins
to twist the truth to make it funny,” he will speak out.
“It is a true friend that speaks
true to his friend. Mantras will die before their time.
“When you speak truth, eventually
when the truth begins to rule, there will be no element of falsehood,” he said.
Mr Bakare also referenced an
incident where he tore a book written by Mr Oyedepo in the open and when he was
confronted, he said the book was full of errors.
“How can someone say the
anointing oil is not a symbol of the Holy Spirit? It is the release of God in
the bottle. If it is told to few people so, it is okay. If anointing oil is the
Holy Spirit, then Jesus is a lamb walking on four legs. They are symbols, and
symbols are not as important,” he said.
Mr Bakare also talked about
politics in Nigeria, corruption and other national matters.
He said Nigeria cannot stem the
tide of corruption until the sons emerge and to tell churches not to do what
they are doing, is calling for a blackout.
The clergyman said there are
different types of churches including the compromising church, the corrupt
church and the lukewarm church, but it is important not to confuse the crowd
with the church.
He added that he is not a
controversial pastor and the controversies are not by him but engineered by
God.
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