Pastor Tunde Bakare speaks on Buhari. “Unfortunately, the man shall continue to be misunderstood because it suits some people to put him in that light so that they can continue to plunder the nation. Yes, he is a devout Muslim but he is far from being a religious fundamentalist. In my dealings with him, he never calls me on Saturdays because he understands I will be preparing for church the following day. Issues of religion never crops up between us and till tomorrow, he still calls me. “His driver for 16 years is a born again Christian. How is this kind of man an Islamic fundamentalist? My prayer is that Nigerians should not miss again this opportunity to redeem themselves from the burden of corruption and elect a true leader that will lead them out of darkness. Even in the 2011 post election violence, nothing is traceable to him. What happened was that people just got angry with the outcome of what they had thought was an opportunity to break away from bondage and went on rampage. “In fact in a few instances Buhari had come under attack because some people interpreted his visiting some quarters as a compromise. He has made himself clear to Nigeria but everybody cannot be an orator and so it is not his fault if he remains misunderstood by some people. This is a man that contested election three times and for three times, he pursued his mandate using the courts when the polls failed to declare him winner. How democratic could someone get again? “Will you call a man who followed the due process of the law to resolve whatever issues he had with the system a fundamentalist? He is a true Nigerian who loves his country and he wants to give his best. I have worked closely with him and I do not have any regrets. It is a case of giving a dog a bad name in order to kill him. That man loves the nation and he is prepared to give his best to take us out of the current doldrums.” THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPERS
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 20:36:59 +0000
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