Tunde Bakare

Pastor
Tunde Bakare
Born
Babatunde Gbolahan Bakare

(1954-11-11) 11 November 1954 (age 69)
Abeokuta, Western Region, British Nigeria (now Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria)
EducationUniversity of Lagos, Nigeria
Occupation(s)Teacher, Lawyer, Author, activist
Websitewww.tundebakare.com

Tunde Bakare (Born 11 November 1954) is a Nigerian prophetic-apostolic pastor.[1] He studied law at the University of Lagos, practiced law before opening his law firm, and left the profession to work as a pastor. He worked as a legal adviser at the Deeper Life Bible Church, but later moved to the Redeemed Christian Church of God, where he became pastor and founded the Model Parish. Following his time at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Bakare left to start the Latter Rain Assembly Church. In addition to his time in the church, Bakare was the running-mate of Nigerian presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2011 Nigerian presidential election. Bakare has been critical of Nigeria's leadership and has sparked controversy with inflammatory comments regarding Muslims and other spiritual leaders.[2][3][4] In 2019, Bakare announced his intention to run for president of Nigeria following the end of Buhari's second term in 2023.[5]

  1. ^ Hackett, Rosalind I.J. (2004). "Prophets, "False Prophets," and the African State: Emergent Issues of Religious Freedom and Conflict". In Licas, Phillip Charles; Robbins, Thomas (eds.). New religious movements in the twenty-first century. New York: Routledge. p. 174. ISBN 0-415-96576-4.
  2. ^ "Nigeria's 'prophet of doom' detained". The Independent (South Africa). 3 March 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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