Tunde Bakare picks N100m nomination form

Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly (End-Time Church), has obtained the APC presidential form today, Thursday, May 5.

According to his statement to the pressmen, he would make the official declaration of his ambition in Abuja on Monday, May 9.

He said, “Having been privileged to serve Nigeria in various nation-building capacities, I intend to take a step further in the service of our beloved country and you, her worthy citizen, by running for the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Propelled by the desire to rebuild Nigeria into a nation that works for every Nigerian, I have, in the past, engaged in the political process as running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2011 presidential elections under the Congress for Progressive Change, and subsequently, as the founding member of the All Progressives Congress who moved the motion for the merger that produced the APC.

“In 2014, it was my privilege to be selected as a South-West Delegate to the National Conference, where I proposed “The Nigerian Charter for National Reconciliation and Integration” that was unanimously adopted and incorporated into the final report.

“I have been actively involved in awakening collective citizen ownership through the pulpit as the founding Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as The Latter Rain Assembly.

“I have, in addition, contributed to engendering social, political, and economic shifts in Nigeria through propositional platforms, including through such initiatives as the New Nigeria Dialogues, the inaugural event of a think-tank I founded in 2009.

“I have also provided pro bono advisory services to government institutions through key policy inputs, while fostering coalition-building across divides, in addition to building thriving businesses in diverse sectors.

“I have remained committed to harnessing my local and international networks, platforms, and resources towards
the emergence of the New Nigeria.

“As I offer myself to serve you and to work with you towards the peace, progress, and prosperity of Nigeria, as well as the realization of the enormous possibilities of a great nation in this decade, it would be a great privilege to welcome you as my special guest on the occasion of the formal declaration of intent.”