{"id":13323,"date":"2026-11-09T14:15:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T14:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/why-i-rejected-tinubus-ministerial-offer-tunde-bakare\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T14:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T14:15:49","slug":"why-i-rejected-tinubus-ministerial-offer-tunde-bakare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/why-i-rejected-tinubus-ministerial-offer-tunde-bakare\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I rejected Tinubu\u2019s ministerial offer \u2014 Tunde Bakare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tunde-Bakare-visits-Tinubu.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why I rejected Tinubu\u2019s ministerial offer \u2014 Tunde Bakare\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tunde-Bakare-visits-Tinubu.webp 680w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tunde-Bakare-visits-Tinubu-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Leader of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has explained why he declined an offer by President Bola Tinubu to serve as a minister in his administration, saying he considered himself too old for the responsibilities of the office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bakare said he preferred to support the government from behind the scenes by offering advice and proposing solutions to national challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cleric disclosed this on Sunday while speaking at an event organised by Envoy Nation in Leicester, United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said he had told Tinubu that although he was not interested in joining his cabinet, he remained willing to contribute to national development through constructive advice whenever necessary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bakare clarified that his decision to stay outside the government should not be interpreted as opposition to the Tinubu administration, insisting that he had never belonged to the opposition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He described himself as a platform for constructive suggestions, saying he would speak out whenever he identified shortcomings in government policies or actions and offer possible solutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former presidential candidate also reaffirmed his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), dismissing suggestions that he could easily switch political allegiance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said, \u201cI told Tinubu I\u2019m too old to be a minister, but I will help in the background in any way I think will help my country. I have never been part of the opposition. I am a propositional platform, if I see something wrong, I will suggest a solution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can\u2019t change sides quickly by joining one party today and another tomorrow. I am a full member of APC, and I will vote when the time comes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bakare\u2019s remarks underscore his preference for contributing to governance through private counsel and constructive criticism rather than holding a formal position in the Tinubu administration.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/why-i-rejected-tinubus-ministerial-offer-tunde-bakare\/\">Why I rejected Tinubu\u2019s ministerial offer \u2014 Tunde Bakare<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Leader of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has explained why he declined an offer by President Bola Tinubu to serve as a minister in his administration, saying&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13323\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}