“Mr President Kill Corruption, Not Nigerians”: Tunde Bakare Tells Tinubu

“Mr President Kill Corruption, Not Nigerians”: Tunde Bakare Tells Tinubu

  • President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been told to save Nigerians from sufferings and not kill the people
  • Pastor Tunde Bakare made the request of President Bola Tinubu as he urged him to address the root cause of corruption that has bedevilled the economy
  • Bakare said President Tinubu announcing palliatives could not address the root cause of the problem

Ikeja, Lagos State - The founder of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to kill corruption and not Nigerians.

Bakare said President Tinubu should address the root cause of corruption and save Nigerians from suffering, Channels TV reported.

Bakare tells Tinubu not to kill Nigerians/Bakare says palliatives cannot address corruption
Tunde Bakare tells President Tinubu not to kill Nigerians Photo Credits:@T_Bakare/@officialABAT
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“Mr President kill Corruption, not Nigerians”- Bakare

The clergyman stated this while speaking on the “State of the Nation” address broadcast on Sunday, August 13.

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“Mr President, even though you have announced some palliatives, let me remind you that palliatives cannot address the root cause of the problem.
“Therefore, we demand that you address the root cause of the problem. Take the yoke off the neck of the poor, go after the loot, recover the loot, and retool it to the benefit of Nigerians. In simple terms, Mr President, kill corruption, not Nigerians.”

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Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.