Buhari Told Me He Wants A VP Who Can Hold Nigeria Strong If He Dies – Pastor Bakare

Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of Latter Rain Assembly, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari chose him as running mate in 2011, because he wanted a vice-president who can hold the nation together if he dies in power.

Addressing his congregants in Lagos, Bakare said,

Buhari rejected former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s choice of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former minister of finance back then.
He said all what transpired in that period had been documented in the book: ‘Strategic Intervention in Governance’, a book he authored.
“After I was called and I went to Abuja, and I sat with Mr President or General Buhari then, I said why me? ‘I’m not a politician’, ‘I do not belong to any political party’, ‘I am not carrying card of any party, why me’?
“He gave me all the reasons, they are written in the book; Strategic Intervention in Governance. He gave three reasons, but the one that made everyone around me that day to dove their hats was when he said: I am not as young as you think, and even Yar’Adua that is younger is dead.
“In case I die, I know you can hold the nation together. That was when Jim (he didn’t give his surrname) removed his cap and said egbon, you must agree.”
ALL BUHARI’S RUNNING MATES BEFORE 2011 HAD DIED:

Bakare said on another day, he sat with Buhari and said, “Sir, I need to understand something before I do anything. Every running mate of yours, including the one that was even your deputy in the military, is dead.

“Ume-Ezeoke is dead, Okadigbo is dead, Idiagbon is dead, am I about to die?”

Bakare said Buhari told him; “Pastor, you must be very funny, I have never even thought about it.”