Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has sent a veiled message to the founder of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare.
Bakare, who was Buhari’s running mate in the 2011 presidential election, said during his sermon at his church on Sunday that he would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
The preacher said he was born for the purpose of governing the country.
“I will succeed Buhari as President of Nigeria, nothing can change it. I am number 16, Buhari is number 15. I never said it to you before. I am saying it now and nothing can change it,” he said.
The cleric’s statement has been received with outrage on social media.
In a tweet on Monday, borrowing from the Bible story of Joshua completing Moses’ work of leading the Israelites to the Promised Land, Mr Fani-Kayode, without mentioning Bakare’s name, said anyone who endorses President Buhari’s policies cannot be described as Joshua.
“Buhari is NOT Moses and NO-ONE that endorses his vicious, divisive and sectional policies can be described as Joshua. He is NOT leading us to the Promise Land, he is leading us to HELL!”
The former minister had in a tweet on September 21 said that Bakare would make a better Vice President than Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
“Rumours abound and if the truth be told @T_Bakare would be a much better VP than @ProfOsinbajo. I may not agree with him on everything but at least he is loyal, he is courageous, he is strong and he would never betray his people and faith. That is more than I can say for Osubande,” he said.
