When Mediocrities Are In Charge, No Real Progress Is Made – Tunde Bakare

October 02, 2020.

• The Leader and General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that a nation where “Mediocrities” are in charge will not experience any real progress.

The cleric revealed his position at an event hosted by Poju Oyemade, head pastor of the Covenant Christian Centre, Lagos.

Pastor Bakare, said “If you compare our performance with the nations that began this journey with us — nations like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and South Korea — they’ve left us behind. We are still in the woods and are yet to come out,”.

“We thank God we are still a nation and we trust God that as we dialogue this afternoon and others bring their ideas to the table, those that are leading us will begin to put the best of us in strategic positions to move our nation forward.

“No nation anywhere can survive or embark on predictable progress when you have mediocre in charge.

I’m not sure and I’m not limiting the Almighty and I hope this will not be seen as blasphemy; I’m not sure the Bible contemplates Nigerian leadership, because the Bible says when the blind leads the blind, they all end up in a ditch. But we’re in a nation where the blind leads the seeing.

“The present government led by President Muhammadu Buhari announced three critical things as their focus or agenda as they were coming into power: security, diversified economy and fight against corruption.

“If you look at the security architecture, you will know something is wrong when our soldiers from the battle line are releasing somevideos ‘we’re tired.’

“When he took the mantle of leadership and he relocated as it were, he took the power base of the military to the war front and we all had a sigh of relief that something was going to happen, but today, there’s so much bloodletting and bloodshed. I’m not sure we have really won the battle against terrorism in our country.

“I’m not an activist. I did not campaign against subsidy removal during Jonathan’s time; I campaigned against oppression of the poor. We give voice to the voiceless.” pastor Bakare added.