Founder of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has declared that Nigeria’s current challenges will persist as long as we keep having leaders who would not do what is right out of fear of losing elections or being removed from office.

Bakare, who spoke yesterday at a panel conversation during the unveiling of his three-volume book, “Strategic Intervention in Governance,” challenged Nigerians to judge whether the country is experiencing a nightmare.

He said: “We live in the same country, go to the same market and train our children in the same school. Is this the Nigeria of our dream, or can it be better than this?

“Definitely, it can be better than this, but I want to remind you that Rome was not built in a day but can be destroyed in seconds.”

The cleric emphasised that unless the nation consistently does what is right on a daily, monthly and yearly basis, the nightmare will continue.

He, however, expressed optimism that by changing certain dynamics, the situation could be improved.

Bakare maintained that a determined leader could bring an end to insecurity within a short period by shutting down communication systems in affected areas, since the government controls the nation’s telecommunications infrastructure.

He further suggested that traditional rulers should be summoned and warned against aiding insurgents.

The cleric questioned why electricity generation remains a challenge in Nigeria, wondering if different laws and principles apply to power supply in other continents.

He said that the operators in the sector are primarily interested in self-enrichment.

Senator Olamilekan Solomon, who officially unveiled the book, noted that Bakare is not just a gospel preacher but also involved himself in addressing societal ills and had made several attempts to join the political field to be part of the solution to the nation’s problems.

The book reviewer, Olabode Adekanye, said every generation faces its defining question. For Nigeria, that question is no longer whether its problems have been sufficiently diagnosed, but whether enough men and women possess the courage to build the institution capable of solving them.