The Eastern Union, EU, a social- political organization, has attacked Pastor Tunde Bakare of Citadel Global Community Church for allegedly inciting the North against the South East.
The group said that it is hypocritical and inciting on the part of the preacher to say in a recent sermon that the South East cannot be President because bathe People were caused the late Tafawa Balewa.
The President of EU, Anike Charles said on Wednesday, that Mr. TUNDE Bakare’s attempt to incite the North against Igbos is hypocritical, and a calculated mischief that has no place in human heart.
He enjoined the pastor to tender an apology to the Igbo for the wrong done to them.
He stated that Bakare lost his anointing and relationship with God since he ventured into politics.
He accused the preacher of making what he described as hate speech because of inordinate ambition.
“The Eastern Union therefore, requests that Tunde Bakare should immediately swallow his pride and forfeit whatever hidden agenda, retrace his footsteps and tender unreserved public apology to the Igbos in particular and Nigerians at large; for trying to incite other Nigerians against the Igbos through his well calculated heresy.
“It’s obvious and very clear from Bakare’s recent messages, it’s either that Mr. Bakare has lost the annoiting or have completely lost touch with God, due to wrong association and inordinate ambition.” Anike disclosed.
Bakare had in his sermon on Sunday with the title “Why the lgbos cannot be President” by saying that Igbos were cursed by Tafawa Belewa, never to be President.
Anike, while reacting to the speech, further described Bakare’s message as a hate speech, adding that the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, should sanction Bakare over the said massage.
According to him, the pulpit is supposed and should be a place of healing, a place of inity and harmony but Bakare has made it a place to preach hatred against a tribe.
“It’s also not a place to incite some people against another. And those who do otherwise are committing hieneous crimes and dreadful transgressions
“It is a well known fact that the preachers of the Gospel in the Bible were instruments in the hand of God for the restoration of people and destinies of Nations.
“The case of Tunde Bakare, a self acclaimed man of God, who obviously have lost his voice, neither as a man of God or politician, is one too many.
“The critical question that is begging for an answer, is whether Tunde Bakare can comfortably say what he preached recently, in a well circulated video, was revealed to him by God, or it was mere fiction in his mind which can never be proven.” Anike stated.
He said the line of theology that Bakare toed cannot be found in the archives of the Nigeria history adding that Mr. Bakare needs to tell Nigerians how and where he got his facts.
“To me this act of blasphemy against the Igbos is unacceptable and must be redressed, especially at this critical time in our Nation’s history, where the unity of out Country has been challenged and threatened more than any time else”.
Anike said that Bakare’s massages are conjectures of hearsays and rumours.
” To me, the National Broadcasting Commission should have categorised the Bakare massage, entitled “why lgbos cannot be President” as a hate speech…
