Tunde Bakare, pastor of the
Latter Rain Assembly, says Nigerians can shut down the government as a result
of herdsmen killings in recent times.
Bakare spoke on the
sidelines of “the real cost of subsidy”, an event organised by Enough is
Enough, a coalition of youth advocacy groups.
He said the order by the
inspector general of police for vigilante groups and weapon-bearing individuals
to surrender “illegal firearm” should apply to all including the herdsmen.
“This is why I said this
government is compromised completely,” he said.
“If you are making such a
rule, let it be a statute of general application, let it apply to all.
Nigerians to wake up, shine their eyes and put their own destinies into their
hands. They should fight for themselves.
There are several ways to
do it. Civil unrest is one of them, protest is another. We (Nigerians) can shut
this government down. We have the numbers and we will show them that we have
done it before and we will do it again.”
Bakare also accused the
Buhari administration of mismanaging fuel subsidy, saying it refused to
deregulate the downstream sector of the oil industry at the expense of
Nigerians.
“Show me in the world, any
civilised society or any nation that is developed where government does
business,” he said.
“Government job is to
create enabling environment for business to thrive and flourish. Government job
is to set policy. In Nigeria, the sleaze they get from it (subsidy) is why they
are not letting go.
There is only one word for
either this government or any government, Buhari inclusive: let him that stole
steal no more.”
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