The founder of Citadel Global Community Church, Tunde Bakare, has ruled out the possibility of joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to challenge President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 election.
Naijaonpoint reports that Bakare, while speaking on Saturday at the maiden edition of the Citadel School of Governance Dialogue Series, tagged ‘Nigeria at 65: Historical Reflections, Futuristic Projection,’ in Oregun, Lagos, revealed that he is under pressure from political stakeholders to join the ADC.
The cleric, who played a role in the formation of the APC, stated that several political figures, including a former governor and minister from the South-West, had urged him to align with the ADC.
According to Bakare, one of his younger political associates, who benefited from holding key offices in the APC, urged him to lend his influence to the ADC.
He said, “There has been a lot of pressure on me from who is who to join ADC. They come to my home. Even while I was abroad, the hierarchy of that party kept calling, saying they needed my voice.
“I am not going to take part in ADC. The last time I knew about ADC was about a plane that crashed. I wish them well, because we need a robust opposition. But you don’t birth a child called APC and then try to kill it yourself. We are not going to have another Awolowo–Akintola crisis in the South-West.”
Pastor Bakare emphasised that the emergence of President Tinubu was backed by divine providence.
He added, “If God wants to remove ‘emilokan,’ He knows how to do it. You can’t get the kind of thing Tinubu has brought without God’s support.”
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