Tunde Bakare to FG: You can’t be feeding fat and asking citizens to tighten belts

Tunde Bakare to FG: You can’t be feeding fat and asking citizens to tighten belts

The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Wednesday, berated Nigerian politicians for living large and asking the rest of the citizens to make sacrifices.

Speaking on the recent hunger protests in the country, he stressed the need for dialogue rather than confrontation to resolve the challenges facing the country.

His words: “All parties must approach the dialogue table with open minds, effective communication and empathy. Open and honest communication helps to establish transparency, making intentions and actions clear.

“When leaders communicate transparently, they demonstrate that they have nothing to hide, and that builds trust.See also  #EndBadGovernance: Digital Economy Minister Bosun Tijani Laments As Protesters Set Ablaze Yet To Be Commissioned Digital Innovation Park.

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“It also means sitting where the people sit, as in the book of Ezekiel – feeling their pains and sharing their burdens. An empathetic leader does not feed fat while asking the people to tighten their belts. Nigerian political leaders have mostly not demonstrated empathy. Otherwise, how do you live so large while your people are ravished in (penury)?”

According to the cleric, hunger knows no religion, tribe or political party.

Bakare who contested for the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket before the 2023 elections, said this at the Wilson and Yinka Badejo Memorial Lecture 2024 held in Lagos.

Tunde Bakare to FG: You can’t be feeding fat and asking citizens to tighten belts