The Founder of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has told
politicians seeking elective positions in the country, to focus on
issues that would benefit the masses.
Bakare made the appeal yesterday, during a service to mark Nigeria’s 58th independence anniversary.
“Look at the nation as a whole and look at the agonies and groanings of the people.
“They still have to do a lot more even before the 2019 elections to
assure Nigerians that they are really up to the task of listening to the
yearnings of the people,” he said.
Bakare also warned those in government to have a rethink of why they
were in power, adding that governance means nothing without seeing to
the welfare and security of people.
“The purpose of government is the welfare and security of the people.
Take that out of the equation, then governance means nothing.
“Many people in power today including those who are in power in this
administration do not understand the purpose of power. The purpose of
power is not just to fly around and take photographs,” he added.
The cleric also called on the citizens to “demand allegiance to
restructuring as a precondition for supporting any party or candidate in
the next elections.”