I Warned That ‘Emilokan’ Politics Would Lead To Dictatorship – Bakare

Popular Nigerian pastor and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tunde Bakare, has said he warned that the “Emilokan” kind of politics instituted by President Bola Tinubu would lead to dictatorship.

Bakare, the Senior Pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as the Latter Rain Church, stated this on Sunday during a State of the Nation broadcast at his church in Ikeja, Lagos.

Recall that the President made the famous “Emi lokan (It is my turn)” speech on June 2, 2022, ahead of the 2023 election following a seeming lack of support from the then President and reported opposition by key members of the Presidency.

The fiery cleric said he had warned against the politics of entitlement which would slide towards an imperial presidency and would be intolerant of dissent voices.

He said, “I’m reminded of the warning that I sounded to Nigerians in January 2023 in my address titled, ‘Bridging the gap between politics and governance.

“I warned that the politics of entitlement; the ’emilokan’ type of politics, would breed an imperial presidency, one that would slide towards dictatorship and would be intolerant of dissent.”