Buhari Is A Man Of Integrity, But I Doubt His Environment........... Tunde Bakare

The General Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has lauded the leadership qualities and integrity of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, but he says he doubts the political environment where the man has found himself.

Pastor Bakare made the remarks after delivering a lecture at a Lent and Easter event, organised by the Lagos Island Club in Lagos.

He described Buhari as a man of integrity who, he said, he had a high level of respect for, but the cleric did not mince words in doubting the transparency and integrity of many of those the APC presidential candidate was working with politically.

“Buhari is a man of integrity and I have no doubt about what he can do and achieve, but his environment, I doubt,” he said.

When apparently making attempt to explain his position further, the cleric, who is also the convener of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG), questioned the source of wealth of some of the politicians in Buhari’s camp.

“How can those who want to bring change be with so many excess baggage?” he queried.

Pastor Bakare insisted that he did not belong to any political party, but disclosed that he had been offering his help, in terms of advice and counsel to both parties, when necessary.

He also called on Christians to seek understanding of the word of God rather than following a set of rules made by man, but which are rooted in religion.

Bakare, who insisted that biblical illiteracy by Christians was largely responsible for many of the ills bedevilling the church, called on Christians to set aside indoctrination of fellow men, who infuse people with ungodly teachings.