Bakare on Buhari’s health: The next in line does not always become king
Tunde Bakare, senior pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, says the next in line to the throne does not become king in all cases.
Speaking on ‘The birth pangs of a new Nigeria’ at his church auditorium on Sunday, Bakare said those attempting to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari are doing all they could to outperform him.
He said such people “are full of show-offs in their bid to register star performances and outdo their benefactors”.
Drawing parallels between Buhari and King David in the Bible, Bakare said the king may be old and cold, but the king is not dead, and residual power belongs to him.
He said those acting in the corridor of power could keep acting but power still lies with the king to appoint who will succeed him.
“The next in line does not translate automatically to the next king. I kept quiet since because I know the day I will speak, all arrows will begin to fly, but guess what? I’m beyond the enemy’s reach,” he said.
“What is happening in Nigeria is not new, it’s not strange, but if you don’t have the wherewithal, and your wife is in intense labour, you will panic.
“What is happening in this nation is not new, it’s not strange; our nation is going through birth pangs, Nigeria is in intense labour.”
He said there are two types of labour; painful or painless labour.
He added that protracted labour is fatal, whether painless or painful, stating that “it appears that the Nigeria of our dreams is in protracted labour”.
Bakare said a cursory look at Nigeria will make anyone lose hope in the country’s future.
“Personally, I have been bombarded with requests for interview by the organised press for a very long time now, regarding the situation of the country but I have granted none. I hope the message today will answer their questions and allay all our collective doubts and fears.
“Our president who I believe is on the path to sure recovery has recently been serving the nation he loves with diminishing energy due to his ill health.
“As a result of the president’s present condition, all over the land, Absaloms and Adonijahs are springing up. Again this is not unusual.”
Bakare said the Absaloms, who seek to overthrow the king, “embraces everyone” and “warm their hearts into the minds of the simple and gullible till they steal the heart of all men”.
He added that people like Absalom do not mind if they plunge the nation into a civil war, adding that he “hopes that those within the polity with inordinate ambitions to take over power, fully, understand that all that will be left to their name at the end is a monument and not a movement”.
Bakare said as for the Adonjahs, they confuse birthright with leadership rights, and “assume that the next in line is automatically the next king, whenever the current king is no more”.
He said they forget “one major fact, that the king may be very cold, may be very old and in need of warmth, but the king is not yet dead”.
“You don’t know what prayer requests are flying in this country, left, right and centre…people who do not learn from history will repeat the blunders of history till they themselves become history.”
The preacher said Adonijah is more strategic than Absalom, that he connects himself with “Emirs, Kabiyesis, Obis…the chief of army staff,” but often has a hole in his armour.
“The king may be cold, the king may need warmth, but the final authority is still in his hands. All the actors in the corridor of power can keep acting, but the residual power is still in the man who is cold,” he said.
Bakare said he is outrightly against a military coup, adding that he would take to the streets if the military seize power in Nigeria.
He told civilians in power, that what makes sense is not always God’s plan.
Sir, your message is loaded with both clear and unclear hints – a typical prophetic release.
Obviously our hope as a nation lies in selfless, bold and visionary leadership right from our homes to the neighborhood to the wards to the local govt areas to the states to the geo-political zones up to the Presidency.
It’s so good to hear Pst Bakare again after an almost deafening silence.
Men of all political hues submerge their feuds in indiscernible messages. From God’s mouth to Nigerians? This man is a quintessential attention seeker with astounding arrogance.
Quintessential attention seeker with astounding arrogance. From God’s mouth to Nigerians? Men of all political hues submerge their feuds in indiscernible messages.
But sir @ Bakare, buhari is not a king, he is a president guided by the nations constitution..
My thoughts exactly; I raised an eyebrow when he mentioned the king having power to appoint his successor.
BUHARI IS THE KING OF ALL KINGS IN NIGERIA IF YOU DON’T KNOW. HE CAN SEAT AND UNSEAT ANY THRONE IN NIGERIA. IF YOU DOUBT ME M TELL YOUR KING TO PROVOKE HIM AND GET THE RESULT
You miss the point totally. In a constitutional democracy, there is no room for kings. Those that exist in Nigeria are simply misnomers. Bakare and people like him who claim to know the mind of God should always endeavor to speak in plain language.
Your comment..Bakare is confused and simply out of place.
It is a pity that our high profile christian leaders have also chosen the path of political extremism in the recent time. All we need is prayer for Nigeria and quick recorvery for our dear Mr President. The question of who succeeds who shouldn’t be mentioned now that nothing seems to improve despite nemerous ideas and policies. Mr President is human! And what he is experiencing today in terms of ill health could as well happen to anyone, paraventure he leaves office today. Lets pray for him. The man has good intention for the nation. And lets pray for the acting president for wisdom and grace. I want to encourage us to desist from unneccessary comparism. PMB is still our president while Osinbajo is assisting him to make sure all their campaign promises are met. No show-off of any kind. Prayers is what we need at this jucture and I pray PMB will soon be back to continue his good work.
I wish these high profile pastors would be careful with their statements when it comes to high profile political matters,so as not to mislead the congregation they control.