{"id":232459,"date":"2025-07-15T07:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T07:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/there-was-no-written-pact-for-buhari-to-hand-over-power-to-me-bakare\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T07:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T07:20:55","slug":"there-was-no-written-pact-for-buhari-to-hand-over-power-to-me-bakare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/there-was-no-written-pact-for-buhari-to-hand-over-power-to-me-bakare\/","title":{"rendered":"There Was No Written Pact For Buhari To Hand Over Power To Me \u2014 Bakare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There Was No Written Pact For Buhari To Hand Over Power To Me \u2014 Bakare<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Monday paid tribute to former President Muhammadu Buhari, eulogising his sterling qualities.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Buhari, 82, died on Sunday in a London clinic in the United Kingdom. Following his death, tributes have been pouring in from many, including President Bola Tinubu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speaking on Channels Television\u2019s <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Politics Today<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Bakare, who was a running mate to Buhari in the 2011 general elections, described the late president as a colossus who did his very best for the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He said there was no written agreement for the late President to hand over power to him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThere was no written pact between us. He is late, I will never say anything unfair about him,\u201d he stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The cleric also hailed Buhari for giving presidential aspirants in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) the opportunity to nurse their ambitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He recalled how the former president gathered all the aspirants at the State House for party members to support whoever emerges as the APC presidential candidate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHe did his best. One night before the primary, he invited all the presidential aspirants. We sat with him in the conference hall of the villa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHe said, \u2018I have allowed the governors to choose who will succeed them or to go for a second term if they are going for a second term. I am asking you today to allow me to also freely choose the person I desire to succeed me<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u2019<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d Bakare said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to him, the decision went well with party members, including the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">then-Vice<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> President, Yemi Osinbajo<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">; <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jigawa governor<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mohammed Badaru, as well as the former Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"No Written Pact For Buhari To Hand Over Power To Me - Tunde Bakare\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yp3VClqh8QA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Buhari,Tunde Bakare<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/07\/14\/no-written-pact-for-buhari-to-hand-over-power-to-me-tunde-bakare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There Was No Written Pact For Buhari To Hand Over Power To Me \u2014 Bakare \u00a0 The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Monday paid tribute to former President Muhammadu Buhari, eulogising his sterling qualities. Buhari, 82, died on Sunday in a London clinic in the United Kingdom. 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