APC replies Pastor Bakare, says he lacks authority to criticise Tinubu’s reform

APC replies Pastor Bakare, says he lacks authority to criticise Tinubu’s reforms

National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has said Senior Pastor at the Citadel Global Community Church, Tunde Bakare, is not incompetent to speak on the economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu.

He said this when he featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Sunday night.

Pastor Bakare had in his broadcast on Sunday said the ’emilokan’ slogan introduced by Tinubu in the 2023 election campaign was an epitome of authoritarianism, saying he warned Nigerians in January against such brand of politics.

“Mr President, even though you have announced some palliatives, let me remind you that palliatives cannot address the root cause of the problem,” Bakare said.

But Basiru said Pastor Bakare lacked competence to speak on issues he is not an expert on.

He said, “I must quickly comment on what Pastor Bakare said. Although I don’t see him as a politician and with respect to him, I don’t see him as being competent to say what he has said.

“The fact that we are talking of palliatives does not mean we are not talking about the dysfunctions, imbalances in the economy and addressing the fundamental problems. We are not limiting our problems to the issue of palliatives.”

He said the fact that the pastor is a Nigerian does not mean he is an authority on all issues.

“I said competence on what he is talking about. The fact that you have ideas doesn’t mean you are competent in what you are saying. But he is entitled as a citizen.”