Bakare, however, ruled out the possibility of joining ADC, saying “we are not going to have another Awolowo–Akintola crisis in South-West.”
By Kehinde Okeowo
Lawyer, politician and founder of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Saturday claimed there he is under serious pressure to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
He made this known in Lagos while speaking at the first edition of the Citadel School of Governance Dialogue Series tagged ‘Nigeria at 65: Historical Reflections, Futuristic Projection’.
According to the 70-year-old cleric, several political figures, including a former governor and minister from the South-West, are urging him to align with the ADC.
“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,” Bakare said.
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He added that other younger political associates, who benefited from holding key offices in the All Progressives Congress (APC) also pleaded with him to lend his influence to the ADC.
Bakare, however, ruled out the possibility of joining the party, saying “we are not going to have another Awolowo–Akintola crisis in the South-West”
He added, “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.”
