Tinubu promoting legislative rascality, erosion of constitutional governance – Bakare
The founder of the Citadel Global Community Church, Tunde Bakare says President Bola Tinubu’s “motor park brand of politics” has led to legislative rascality and the erosion of constitutional governance.
In a scathing critique of Nigeria’s leadership during his Easter Sunday state-of-the-nation statement released in Lagos, the former presidential candidate called for change in leadership approach.
He told the President to stop “playing God” and the “descent into tyranny and the brazen abuse of power”.
“Those entrusted with power appear determined to destabilise what is left of our political institutions and have committed themselves to obliterating the guardrails of constitutional governance,” he added.
Mr Bakare highlighted the country’s dire economic situation under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying that the government’s economic reforms have triggered unprecedented hardships, including excruciating food inflation, fuel price hikes of over 430%, and the worst cost of living crisis in a generation.
Citing data from the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, Mr Bakare noted that Nigeria now boasts one of the world’s highest misery indexes, with tens of millions pushed deeper into poverty.
Mr Bakare emphasised the need for empathy, methodology, transparency, and responsibility in driving reforms.
While acknowledging some successes, including a $5 billion increase in reserves, Bakare urged the administration to energise Nigeria’s economic path and end the suffering of the people.
“The stampede deaths in several cities at the end of 2024 were the most horrific climax to the economic hardships experienced by Nigerians.
“The heartbreaking reports of parents throwing their children over a fence in Ibadan to ensure access to charity food distribution, leading to the deaths of over thirty-five children, were tragically almost reminiscent of the biblical famine in Samaria during which parents resorted to eating their children for survival,” he said.
Mr Bakare has been a vocal critic of bad governance, abuse of powers and anti-people policies in Nigeria.
