Fiery preacher and pastor of the
Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde
Bakare, has said former governor
of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, does
not belong in the same class with
the former premier of Western
Region, Obafemi Awolowo, and
does not deserve to take the place
of the late sage as the leader of
the Yoruba race.
He said although both leaders
made unique contributions in
bringing the race together, Mr.
Awolowo belonged to a special
breed created by God and was
only in the class of world leaders
like Mahatma Gandhi of India.
Mr. Bakare stated this in an
interview published in the second
edition of The Interview
magazine, a new monthly
publication led by a former Group
Managing Director of Leadership
Newspaper, Azubike Ishiekwene.
Mr. Tinubu, a national leader of
the ruling All Progressives
Congress, holds the title of
Asiwaju, one of the numerous
titles also held by the late premier
of Western region, who passed
away in 1987.
Asiwaju in the Yoruba language
means “the frontline leader.”
Mr. Awolowo founded the Egbe
Omo Oduduwa in the 40’s to
promote the culture and unity of
the Yoruba. In 1951, he founded
the Action Group, a political party
that ran for elections in the First
Republic.
He later founded the Unity Party
of Nigeria, which swept the
governorship polls in all the
states in the old Western State as
well as the old Bendel State in the
Second Republic.
Apart from ruling Lagos State for
eight years, Mr. Tinubu, a Third
Republic senator, was believed to
be the brain behind the merger of
some opposition party into the
APC in 2013.
The parties were the Congress for Progressive
Change, All Nigeria Peoples Party, Action
Congress of Nigeria and a section of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance.
The party currently controls the federal
government and 22 states, including five of
the six states in Yoruba land.
But Mr. Bakare said Mr. Tinubu was yet to
cross the kind of rivers rivers Mr. Awolowo
crossed.
“What major river did he (Tinubu) cross?” Mr.
Bakare fired back when asked by his
interviewer if the former governor was not
qualified to take the place of the sage who is
widely described as the last authentic leader of
the Yoruba.
Reminded that Mr. Tinubu was the major
engineer of the merger that helped to bring
the Yoruba together, the clergyman said, “And
you think it was only Bola Tinubu who made
that possible. I see. Which one came first, the
chicken or the egg?”
He stated further, “Well, the answer is in the
Bible. You are a preacher yourself. God first
created the bird of the air and not eggs. The
birds laid the eggs. If you see the picture of
patriots and Nigerian leaders here, they are
all a collapse of his.
“The people who are attempting to wear his
(Awolowo) glasses do not have his vision, they
attempt to wear his cap but do not have his
brain, they attempt to wear his shoes but do
not walk his ways. Show me the empire that
Awolowo built with public funds. To a Yoruba
man, there is no concept greater than
Omoluabi.
“If you get to my father’s grave in a hut he
built in 1922, which is now a museum, there is
an inscription ‘bibire koshefowora” which
means you cannot buy a good pedigree or
familial background.
“I am not trying to take the shine off Tinubu’s
efforts; he had laboured but he is not in the
same class with Awolowo. Regardless of how
many rivers he crosses, he is still Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu and Awolowo is Awolowo.
“I have seen some paintings and pictures out
there of Mahatma Gandhi, Awolowo and
others and I just laugh and wonder why
people can’t be themselves. When God needed
a Mahatma Gandhi, he created one. So he did
when he wanted an Awolowo. He created a
T.D Jakes when he needed one.
“A young man once went to T.D. Jakes and
said, ‘Pray for me that God will bless me and
make me like you.’ T.D.Jakes asked him, “Are
you sure.” “He said ‘Yes’ and T.D. Jakes said,
“Let us pray. May you be homeless, go
through hardship,’ and the young man
jumped up and said ‘no, no, no, no, “and T.D.
Jakes said, “That is what produces results.”
Mr. Bakare, who was the vice presidential
candidate of the CPC in the 2011 election, said
books Mr. Awolowo authored were still
relevant today.
“You need to see books he (Awolowo) wrote
and how they are still relevant today,” he said.
“Years after he left the scene, he is still the
numero uno Yoruba leader. Eagles don’t flock.
You see one at a time.”


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lalasticlala

Them dey find fish (Awo) for soup, Crayfish(Tinubu) dey show face!

Though, but of dem have one similarity:
They are both ugly and dey both use(d) round specs.


However, one is known to be brave, the other was a coward who took his own life, shamelessly!

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NEVER!

Editor1:
Them dey find fish (Awo) for soup, Crayfish(Tinubu) dey show face!

Though, but of dem have one similarity:
They are both ugly and dey both use(d) round specs.


However, one is known to be brave, the other was a coward who took his own life, shamelessly!

tinubu killed himself? I did'nt know though.

Asito:
tinubu killed himself? I did'nt know though.

Stop using ur uncle's fone to log in on Nairaland.
Wait till u leave secondary skul

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Awo? Great? And Tinubu is beneath him? Low standards indeed for SW 'leaders'.

This Pastor Bakare self...

Well, Tunde Bakare can never be like Prof Osinbajo.

We are all Unique in our own way. Tinubu never said he is Awolowo or like him. People should stop unnecessary comparison

Editor1:


Stop using ur uncle's fone to log in on Nairaland.
Wait till u leave secondary skul

abeg don't take out your frustration on me. Its not my fault you've not been paid till now

bibire koshefowora

Ki abini, ko to ka tun ra eni bi.

JAGABAN really measure up joor

This is nothing but the Gospel truth.....Tinubu can never assume the status of the Great Awo. He was a phenomenon to be studied, a Colossus in the midst of Giants, a Gladiator in the midst of warriors.....what Awo saw while sitted in the '50s, '60s and 70s Tinubu is yet to see a quarter of them even while standing! Continue to Rest In Peace the 'best President Nigeria never had'

Editor1:
Them dey find fish (Awo) for soup, Crayfish(Tinubu) dey show face!

Though, but of dem have one similarity:
They are both ugly and dey both use(d) round specs.


However, one is known to be brave, the other was a coward who took his own life, shamelessly!

You are an Igbo man so your hatred for Awolowo is understandable. Awo's intelligence and master stroke led to the disgraceful defeat of your fathers during the civil war.

Also, as an Igbo man, you are bound to hate Tinubu, a man that disgraced your Ijaw master, GEJ and brought down PDP.

When an Igbo man starts to complain about you and consistently criticizes you, just know u are doing something right.

Btw, Mr Editor1, when will you do a comparison between Nnamdi Kanu and Mr Ojukwu of cursed memory? Ok I will help you

While Ojukwu, the bastard Igbo coward deceived his people that Biafra was feasible, he led 3 million of them to their graves, While Albino kanu is using the name of Igbo druglord, Chukwu Okike Abiama to get money from idioti.c igbos like you.

Igbos will give their lives to have leaders like Awolowo or Tinubu

Igbo Kwenu YAAAA

How can someone compare sleep with death? Anyone that compares Tinubu with Awo should go and enrol in kindergarten school..

Even in the next world to come

Editor1:
Them dey find fish (Awo) for soup, Crayfish(Tinubu) dey show face!

Though, but of dem have one similarity:
They are both ugly and dey both use(d) round specs.


However, one is known to be brave, the other was a coward who took his own life, shamelessly!

Where did you get this half assed, Ibo beer palour rumour that Awo took his life. The one you should be using to improve your life you are spreading falsehood all over the place. Awo was always thinking 20 and 30 years ahead. Since he died, cluelessness has actually covered Nigeria .

Is Tinubu even trying to be like awolowo?

Lol. No one is comparable to Chief Awolowo, the Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali of Yoruba.

Comparing Tinubu to Awolowo would amount to comparing Zab Judah to Floyd Mayweather.

When Awolowo got involved with the Northerners - it was like the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight, where he generated so much wealth and reach for his team. Awolowo did that with the indigenisation policy.

However, when Tinubu got involved with the Northerners - it was the Zab Judah vs. Kostya Tszyu fight, where Zab Judah got knocked out cold and started doing the chicken leg dance.

In case you want to see what happened to Tinubu the Zab Judah, this gif should tell you all you need to know:

I cannot but agree more. I like Tinubu's political dexterity though. He's not a match for Awolowo but he is a leader in his own right.