{"id":169557,"date":"2025-07-15T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/i-never-had-ambition-but-vision-to-rule-nigeria"},"modified":"2025-07-15T09:51:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:51:00","slug":"i-never-had-ambition-but-vision-to-rule-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-never-had-ambition-but-vision-to-rule-nigeria","title":{"rendered":"I never had ambition but vision to rule Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, says he never had an ambition but a vision to be President of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Bakare made this statement on Monday when he appeared as a guest on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, anyone doing God\u2019s work in God\u2019s way at God\u2019s time will never lack God\u2019s support, adding that what Nigeria lacks are the right people in the right place with the right plan for the right reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never had an ambition, I had a vision of becoming Nigeria\u2019s president. It has no age barrier, but I am not pursuing anything. Have you seen my posters out? Even in 2023 or so, when I did the primary, did you see me everywhere, on television, on this, on that? I am a gentleman. Whatever God wants to do, He will do when it is time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInfluence is sometimes even stronger than power and greater than power. You can influence, give what you know will lead to progress of the nation, or will help the present government or whoever, whichever government, give it to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time will come when opportunity will present itself. You don\u2019t have to run after power. You don\u2019t have to pursue by force. You want to serve. You can serve,\u201d Bakare said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, says he never had an ambition but a vision to be President of Nigeria. Bakare made this statement on Monday when he appeared as a guest on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. 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