Nigeria has failed to prosper, according to Pastor Tunde Bakare, General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, because certain nations fear her and are scared of her success.
Bakare stated that the country has not advanced because the elite profit from corruption and would kill anyone attempting to upend the status quo. He made this assertion on Tuesday while giving a sermon titled “Celebrating God’s Legacy-Honoring the Past and Celebrating the Future” to his spiritual sons and daughters in London.
Bakare maintained that despite his claim that he had nothing against Nigeria’s ties to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the country’s leaders have not been able to identify the underlying causes of its issues as they have concentrated on leaving a lasting legacy.
He said the Nigerian government should not sleep with its two eyes closed, but he refrained from naming the nations that would not want Nigeria to be on par with other industrialised nations.
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Bakare stated, “Don’t you think there are nations who don’t want Nigeria to prosper? We are a threat. But before accusing others, what about giants cornering the wealth of the nation? The leadership of the nation cannot go to bed with two eyes closed when dealing with these giants. The elites are benefiting from the corruption and if you are not part of them, they eliminate you by any means.
“The elites continue to hold down the country. I am not against the World Bank, or International Monetary Fund but David, in the Bible inquired. We seem to leave the root issues in our nation.
“Our founding fathers, irrespective of their political affiliations, were not in politics for what they would get. Do we pay attention to honour the past while making fruitless efforts to embrace the future? Rather than building a legacy, let us begin to look at the root cause of our problems.”
