By our reporter| Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, on Sunday explained to his congregation why he scored zero votes in the just concluded APC presidential primaries.
According to the fiery cleric, the zero vote he recorded at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary shows his resistance to “certain kinds of politics”.
Bakare was one of the candidates who lost former Lagos state governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in last Tuesday’s APC presidential primary at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
Addressing his congregation on Sunday, Bakare, while congratulating Tinubu, however, said he would confidently wear his zero vote as a badge of zero tolerance for certain kinds of politics.
“As a presidential aspirant in this special convention of the All Progressives Congress, it has been a great honour to be the standard-bearer of the message of a new Nigeria and Nigeria that was for every Nigerian,” he said.
“Thank you to my supporters across the nation and indeed, it is an honour. Thank you for your 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 meaning has always been as important as this. This is why we confidently wear our zero votes as a badge of zero tolerance for certain kinds of politics.
“I congratulate the winner of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his victory. His emergence as a 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 election.”
“I remain audaciously confident that a new Nigeria is possible and that upon the foundation values of integrity and incorruptibility, Nigeria will no doubt become a cutting-edge nation in my lifetime — a nation that will one day be the peace, progress, prosperity, and possibilities capital of the world,” he added.
“This fight may have appeared to be a setback, but there is still a course and a nation to transform. This is not the work of just one man or woman or just one party, but all Nigerians worthy of the name.”
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