APC convention: My intolerance for certain kinds of politics gave me zero votes — Pastor Bakare
SERVING Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, yesterday, disclosed that his intolerance for a certain kind of politics gave me zero votes at the just conducted Special Convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
He said this during his post-primaries remarks in a message theme ‘A new Nigeria is still possible’, at the church auditorium in Oregun, Lagos.
Bakare, who scored zero votes during APC primary, however, congratulated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over his emergence as the APC presidential candidate.
His words: “Since the conclusion of the APC Primaries in Abuja on the 7th and 8th of June, 2022, while I have received an almost endless stream of visitors and shared various impressions, I have not made any official public statements until today. As the main constituency and core group I am accountable to, I deem it appropriate to share a few thoughts with you first.
“In the course of my lifelong commitment to serving my nation, Nigeria, I have found these words telling. Yet, I remain convinced now more than ever that the quest to serve our beloved nation, Nigeria, has been a worthy adventure for a worthy cause.
“As a presidential aspirant in the Special Convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, it has been a great honour to be the standard-bearer of the message of a New Nigeria; a Nigeria that works for every Nigerian. I congratulate the winner of the APC presidential primaries, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for his victory. “His emergence as the flagbearer and presidential candidate of the APC is a testament to his significant contributions to the cause of the South West as well as his labour towards the formation and establishment of the APC as I have said in times past.
“I, therefore, extend best wishes to him as he proceeds on the campaign trail towards the 2023 general elections. To my supporters across the nation and in the Diaspora, I thank you for your unalloyed support despite the challenges leading up to the primaries. Our heads remain unbowed because we did not compromise on the values that are integral to building a New Nigeria. For us, the means has always been as important as the end.
“As a presidential aspirant in the Special Convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, it has been a great honour to be the standard-bearer of the message of a New Nigeria; a Nigeria that works for every Nigerian. I congratulate the winner of the APC presidential primaries, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for his victory. “His emergence as the flagbearer and presidential candidate of the APC is a testament to his significant contributions to the cause of the South West as well as his labour towards the formation and establishment of the APC as I have said in times past.
“I, therefore, extend best wishes to him as he proceeds on the campaign trail towards the 2023 general elections. To my supporters across the nation and in the Diaspora, I thank you for your unalloyed support despite the challenges leading up to the primaries. Our heads remain unbowed because we did not compromise on the values that are integral to building a New Nigeria. For us, the means has always been as important as the end.
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