Buhari’s successor won’t be handpicked – Femi Adesina responds to Pastor Tunde Bakare’s 2023 election advice
Femi Adesina, the spokesperson for President Buhari, has addressed Pastor Tunde Bakare's suggestion that the Nigerian leader should select his successor for the 2023 presidential election.
The founder of the Latter Rain Assembly made the call on Sunday, January 5, highlighting that leaders in nations like China, Singapore, and South Africa have implemented such succession plans.
Pastor Tunde Bakare stated;
“We must also learn from Nelson Mandela who stepped aside after one term, but not without positioning the likes of Thabo Mbeki and Cyril Ramaphosa.
“Therefore, even as we build institutions of democratic governance, a key responsibility that history has bestowed on President Muhammadu Buhari at this turning point in o...