Those who convert from one religion to another - eg from Islam to
Christianity - are usually much STRONGER Christians than those of us who
were born into Christian families and just go with the "churchy" flow.
So I object to your reference to Bakare as "a closet Muslim".
Secondly, his mother ABIGAIL (who is now 100 years old; God has blessed her
richly with long life and a good and caring son) is a Christian - that is a
big difference - and his Muslim father had died at age 2. So what are we
talking about?
Thirdly, see all the drama that attended his conversion into Christianity:
QUOTE
http://www.saharareporters.com/interview/why-i-quit-redeemed-church-pastor-tunde-bakare-thenews
Born on 11 November 1954 to a polygamous Muslim family at Iporo Sodeke in
Abeokuta, Bakare did not know his father – he died when he was two – but was
brought up by his mother, Abigail Ebudola Bakare. He attended Lisabi Grammar
School Abeokuta, Ogun State, after which he studied Law at the University of
Lagos. According to the online network, "it was [on the] night of his
circumcision as a little boy that God showed him a glimpse of his future,
which manifested in a dream from which he woke up in a pool of his own
blood."
Ten years later, in September 1974, he, as the publication put it, had gone
to a Baptist Church to take photograph of a friend being baptised and the
"pillar of light" he had seen in his vision 10 years earlier was replayed
inside this church. It was so dramatic he could not hold back. He recognised
it as a vision from God and as a call to service. Thereafter he was
converted to Christianity."
UNQUOTE
Where is your own story, out-of-closet Christian Anokute?
Finally, the pulpit has been a detour in Pastor Bakare's life, and he seems
to be returning to the real path now:
QUOTE
The first house I ever built in my life is at the Redemption Camp. I built
it in 1986-87. I built it to just live there and serve God. I didn't want to
be a pastor. I'm a trained lawyer. I trained under Gani and trained under
Rotimi Williams. I wanted to practise my profession. I had three things at
the back of my mind in my life: to be a successful legal practitioner, to
get to the peak of my career and to be a successful millionaire. And by
1986/87, I already had seven lawyers in my chambers, working full-time. I
won my first Appeal Court case on my 21st day at the bar. I learnt under the
masters. That's why Gani's death shook me. If you see some of the books Gani
wrote, you will see my name in them. He dedicated some of them to me, to our
industry while we were with him, before I crossed to Chief Rotimi Williams'
chambers and later to start my own practice. I was doing business. I brought
Skoda into Nigeria. I had factories in Nigeria and I was doing well in
international trade. I wanted to use both law and business to go into
politics.
UNQUOTE
I think that we should all respect that honesty.
So, abegi....let us evaluate the dramatic Buhari/Bakare ticket on the
issues, and compare and contrast it with other tickets. All this
Muslim/Christian palava is over-flogged.
And there you have it.
Bolaji Aluko
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> *Subject: *||NaijaObserver|| Anokute supports Ribadu,Shariarist/Ilsamist:
> MY VIEW ON :Can Ribadu be trusted?
>
>
>
> Zubbie ,
> Anybody , but Buhari/Bakare's joint Muslim/Muslim ticket . I am not
> Islamophobic , but these two clowns are frightening to our Democracy . If
> you want to see Nigeria progress, don't let a former despot come back .
> That's what I am for . Now , you see , No one will win this election on the
> first ballot . That's for sure . But the second round will eliminate Buhari
> and pit Jonathan and Ribadu . So on this equation , may the best man win
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