Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Slander: Pastor Tunde Bakare Gives AIT 48 Hours to Retract Broadcast and Apologize
Tunde Bakare, the firebrand lawyer and pastor who yesterday answered an invitation of the State Security Service (SSS), which appealed to him to tone down his blazing political message on the pulpit, is about to serve a different kind of fire to AIT Television.
In a letter to the Chairman of DAAR Communications, which owns AIT Television, lawyers to the Pastor today gave the station 48 hours to apologize for yesterday’s 8pm newscast, in which it said that Mr. Bakare was arrested by the SSS for his speech at the Latter Rain Assembly the previous day, or face immediate legal action.
The lawyers noted that in the broadcast, AIT alleged that Mr. Bakare was “detained for 48 hours by the State Security Service before he was released on bail,” and that during interrogation, Mr. Bakare “denied making certain statements in his speech and stated that he was misquoted by the press”.
“The foregoing statements credited to our client were never made by him neither at the State Security Services office nor at any other place,” the letter said. “By your statements, you have injured the reputation of our client by portraying him as a man who lacks the temerity and courage to stand by his words before constituted authority.”
According to the statement, the “calculated attempt to further injure the reputation” of Pastor Bakare was followed up this morning on the live “Focus Nigeria” programme when anchor Kunle Adewale, commenting on the topic, “ARREST AND DETENTION OF PASTOR TUNDE BAKARE BY THE SSS,” posited that the pastor is “mixing politics with the pulpit” and urged Nigerians to call in and comment on his conduct.
“The comment/broadcast of Kunle Adewale during the live broadcast, insinuates that our client is a disgruntled politician who is hiding under the disguise of religion to instigate a change of government,” the notice said. “The comment/broadcast also suggests that our client’s “message of enlightenment” is an incitement on Nigerians to revolt against the present Government.
It further affirmed that the broadcast is malicious, offensive and intended to disparage Mr. Bakare and cause him embarrassment and public condemnation.
“The aforestated publication has grossly lowered the reputation of our client in the estimation of right-thinking members of the Nigerian society and the world in general. It has exposed our client, founder of Latter Rain Assembly and Convener of Save Nigeria Group to public odium and ridicule. Our client has been inundated with calls and text messages by friends and associates who are perturbed by the broadcast. This broadcast has exposed our client to the worst condemnation ever made against any Pastor and Human Rights Activist.”
Furthermore, said the notice, “Our client finds it totally unacceptable that a man who convened the peaceful protest on the removal of subsidy in Lagos would be so cowardly as to deny making the said speech or attributing the content of his speech to the misquotations of the press. It corrodes the reputation of our client to suggest that a man of his status who chooses to walk the path of honesty would use the Lord’s name for political gains or lie against the press.”
AIT has yet to respond to the ultimatum, which will expire on Thursday.
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STanding up for the people.
Pastor Bakare seems to be hated by some and like by many. The point is that; Someone has to fight for the masses. The blatant corruption in Abuja is just too much. No one seem to want to come out and condemn those in power and looting us to death but this man is doing his very best and he should be appluaded.
Political brohaha
Pastor Tunde has turned his pulpit of glorifying God to attacking political opponnents. That is a pity on the man of God.Who on earth is not gonna die. Jesus said in the book of Revelation that : behold i come quickly with my reward in my hand to give to each an everyone. I f you are preaching what God has placed in your mind, go ahead, on the contrary if you preach to gain cheap popularity, then you better repent. The Buhari you so cherished is the most deadly snake you never know. May God open up your eyes to see who you are.
@Tundemash - ILLITERATE And IGNORANT, As Usual!
Imagine this crass and base blockhead wants a reference from me, yet he refers to me as 'dumb-ass'. You can see why I call you ILLITERATE, again and again! Every product of qualitative education (not Night school a.k.a School 9) would tell you that David, the son of Jesse, was a shepherd boy, while Samuel, the priest, and the son of Hannah and Elkanah, was dedicated to serving God, and was a kingmaker. HE NEVER SOUGHT TO BECOME KING, LIKE DESMOND TUTU OR MLK, BUT UNLIKE POLITICIAN TUNDE BAKARE. That is the DIFFERENCE! PTB BLURRED THE LINES!
I don't do spoon-feeding, but read First Samuel, as you seek knowledge. But can you just see how vile and hideous you are? Who is the moron or dumb one, between you and your President? Review his progression from Lecturer to President and compare his achievements with yours, that constantly displays unintelligence and lack of knowledge. I don't do dumb questions too!
@OC: i know truth hurts; you are a fake lawyer and u know nothin
@OC:
So i was inaccurate about David and Samuel being Priest before they became King and yet you couldn't state the accurate thing. Dumb ASS !
In all your rant ..... u couldn't also tell us what role you played 2 years ago when your moron President was being bullied by Turai.
And u foolishly side-stepped the fact that Atah Mills of Ghana lost TWICE before he won the Presidential election on 3rd attempt. How about Bishop Desmond Tutu, Rev. Jeese Jackson and Martin Luther King... no comment from teh fakle lawyer.
If I am an illiterate and ignorant as you claim and still i am able to bring up facts you foolishly couldn't dispute .. YOU MUST BE A WASTE OF SPERM. YOU OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN FLUSHED DOWN THE TOILET !
@OC: i know truth hurts; you are a fake lawyer and u know nothin
@OC:
So i was inaccurate about David and Samuel being Priest before they became King and yet you couldn't state the accurate thing. Dumb ASS !
In all your rant ..... u couldn't also tell us what role you played 2 years ago when your moron President was being bullied by Turai.
And u foolishly side-stepped the fact that Atah Mills of Ghana lost TWICE before he won the Presidential election on 3rd attempt. How about Bishop Desmond Tutu, Rev. Jeese Jackson and Martin Luther King... no comment from teh fakle lawyer.
If I am an illiterate and ignorant as you claim and still i am able to bring up facts you foolishly couldn't dispute .. YOU MUST BE A WASTE OF SPERM. YOU OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN FLUSHED DOWN THE TOILET !
@Tundemash - IGNORANT, as usual! ILLITERATE!
Who or what gave you the audacity to try to correct me? Is that what you learnt from LR church that 'David and Samuel were preists of God before they became king'? ILLITERATE! Ps, throw away your bible, for it is inaccurate!
Tundemash, as I have always told you, you are the most IGNORANT AND DUMBEST person I have ever encountered. You are so unintelligent, and yet you open your lousy and filthy mouth to abuse the President of your country as dumb, fool or moron. You are so empty and brainless. A product of night school!
The issue is not whether 'Pastor' Bakare was a gadfly 2 years ago, but what he has become now. He is a FAILED POLITICIAN, who lost an election last year; and a supporter of a DICTATOR THAT SINGLE-HANDEDLY AND INFAMOUSLY TERMINATED THE 2ND REPUBLIC LIKE AN ARMED ROBBER. And what does that make his running mate? BASE and VILE!
speak with caution
I am shock that a person will pick on adegboye, oyedepo or ayo..we need to be careful of the comments we make and where we make them.. Its easy to pick on anyone in authority and expect a band wagon of followers to defend u, however, I think we need to see how we lead our various communities and bring about change.. We are all seeking change,and thus we all have a way we choose to bring about this change.. If someone is radical and am not, don't make me a coward. Pls. Respect authority, but send out your message. We all need change
@TATA
Don't be silly!! Bakare was invited by an illiterate SSS message sent to him. Go and read it. The SSS even said that Bakare would interrogate one of the them due to the grammatical error in the letter.
Why is Bakare threatening AIT when Otedola has threatened him with a legal action? In Nigeria, once you are in SSS office, people automatically assume you are under arrest.
The SSS did not go to Bakare and take him to their office. If they did, he would not have being able to say he was not arrested. The SSS calls it "arrest" when they take people to their office for interrogation.
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U can listen to the messages online
If pastor Tunde is the man he
If pastor Tunde is the man he say he is, he would have simply issued a statement to expose the lies AIT broadcasted. The anger expressed in the letter is that of a man whose hidden agenda has been uncovered.
Information is power, but
Information is power, but when the source is not reliable, that is a problem for the people listening. So, Who paid AIT to lie? How money did they get for lying to us? Please Mr. Raymond Dopesi answer this questions. Because people have killed before because of bad/wrong press, please fellow Nigerians don't take this lightly. Thanks
Pastor bakare
The fire brand pastor is a rennaisance man, God himself is a politician, find out from your bible or what have u. Nigerians, pls stop being religious, when you see anyman with an unquenching fire within his soul to bring a change, support them, dont discourage them. Lets vote for bakare so that we can see the stuff he's made of, and stop hurling insults on yourselves. As for me i am the messaiah nigeria is waiting for..,...+impact Nigerians in your area of influence.....love you all and God bless Nigeria
Tunde Bakare is a disgrace to all xtians like pastor Okotie!
Gone are d days when a wolf in a sheep cloth bakare can play on our intelligent, nigerians are no more fools, there is clear diff btw a pastor and a politician,a spade will always be a spade, apart from the fact that Bakare's endemic action and comment abt sensitive Nigeria's issue are sacrilegious, his actions also portrays him as radical garrage man who attained his academic and professional status in dubious and questionable means. he is a threat to this nation and its inhabitants, he is desperate to assume power with his ugly boss BUHARI by all means, even if Jonathan administration is not commendable, it is his duty as a pastor and patriotic citizen to advice and pray for him instead of threaten him with abuses and malicious words that is berating his personality. we av many activist before his stupid self, ppl like Gani, Soyinka, etc. these ppl were well versed and never abuse any administration. let Bakare and his followers think deep and apologize to Jonathan and Nigeria
Tunde Bakare is a disgrace to all xtians like pastor Okotie!
Gone are d days when a wolf in a sheep cloth bakare can play on our intelligent, nigerians are no more fools, there is clear diff btw a pastor and a politician,a spade will always be a spade, apart from the fact that Bakare's endemic action and comment abt sensitive Nigeria's issue are sacrilegious, his actions also portrays him as radical garrage man who attained his academic and professional status in dubious and questionable means. he is a threat to this nation and its inhabitants, he is desperate to assume power with his ugly boss BUHARI by all means, even if Jonathan administration is not commendable, it is his duty as a pastor and patriotic citizen to advice and pray for him instead of threaten him with abuses and malicious words that is berating his personality. we av many activist before his stupid self, ppl like Gani, Soyinka, etc. these ppl were well versed and never abuse any administration. let Bakare and his followers think deep and apologize to Jonathan and Nigeria
This country is where it is
This country is where it is today mostly because, we the citizens have consciously or unconsciously refused to SPEAK UP against the ills and terrible stuff being perpetrated by our leaders and their friends and cronies.
I'm really not interested or bothered by what pastor Bakare said or is still saying, the fact still remains that he is at least making some effort to get out leaders to listen to the cry of the masses. If all we do is criticize and hush-up those that are expressing their frustrations over this government and it's inability to deliver, them we should be ashamed of ourselves.
Anyone who and thinks it convenient to criticize and castigate those who are even making some effort to speak up against the this government and it's associated ills, is not fit to be a Nigerian.
God bless Nigeria
RE: PASTOR BAKARE
As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
Whatever you say...remember the LORD's annointing. You will account for every word you say agains the MAN OF GOD...regardless of what or who you are!!!
@TATA. Why comment when you
@TATA. Why comment when you did not go to school. Imagine being detained by your father or mother when you answer their invitation!
pastor bakare is fake
No sane man of God will take an unbeliever to court as bakare is doing. He will rather pray or ask God to forgive such. Its laughable that a man of God who said he conducted polls which indicated that Buhari won the 2011 elections now wants to take AIT to court-he bakare lied to the nation on the said surveys he conducted with members of his church. Again went on to urge Abiola not to contest the June 12 elections-said OBj will die if he ventures into the elections-well Obj still waxing strong-pastors pray for the nation-and her leaders-not bakare who will call for regime change today-the next day orders members of his Boko haram grou to give Jonathan the gaddafi treatment-the man needs our pity and prayers-something is fundamentally wrong with him-Buhari.Himself and tinubu have destroyed all the legacis that Awo left behind in the west-ACN is seen as a yoruba party now-has he ever been able to fight for the poor in Makoko-no cause GEJs name is not on the ballot there
Bakare should define........
Bakare should define his ground properly because I do not see him as true human activitist but more of a pastor who is aspiring for political appointee.Tunde Bakare has long demonstrated his political ambition but do not know how to go about it.Tunde Bakare is frustrated man, who want to draw attention from the public.Bakare do not have the moral,so shut up.
I love this man of god
I love this man of god and the good lord will bless him and his family.
Is PTB a Failure?
i have perused some comments, but its so funny that most Nigerians have forgotten their fundamental rights....you and i have the right to hold press conferences to assess the performance of this government. Pastor Tunde Bakare has been an activist since his university days and am not surprise that the religious garb is not enough to stop him. How i wish religious leaders will speak out more, how i wish traditional rulers will emulate Oba of benin and protect their domain from vote looters, how i wish every free Nigerian will stand up against the oppression in the Land, how i wish we have a first lady whose sole purpose is to help her Husband and not to be made a Perm Sec or amend constitution to become pensionable...above all i wish Nigeria will be great again
Re:What is an arrest?
U guys shld check for d difference b/w 'arrest' and 'invitation',which one requires a warrant and which one requires a letter...wch one is wt force and wch one wt curtacy?
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A great part to the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way .
AIT, please apologise for your genuine mistake! See sample:
Dear TB,
We regret that you felt offended by our program of (date), where you felt DISGRUNTLED and LOWERED IN ESTEEM before Nigerians or the world. We make no judgement about those issues. However, we would like to clarify that it was a genuine mistake on our part to have reported that you were arrested and detained for up to 48 hours. We are surprised that you also feel offended by this. But you did not help the situation, as, when we learnt that you were with the 'State Police' or the SSS, and that you were being quizzed about your 'sermon' on Sunday, we attempted to contact you, but ... As we are now accustomed with, you did not make a public show of your release, hence we believed (genuinely) that you were still in detention. Nevertheless, a simple clarification would have been appropriate without this letter from your Lawyers requesting a formal apology. All the same, there you have it. We hope you can now put this matter behind you. Signed (Mngt).
u are one of those paid to do
u are one of those paid to do the hatchet job for GEJ just like AIT. Don't usurp Abati's office abi he has paid u to appear on this forum. U seem to be one of these oil thieves who see nothing wrong with GEJ's directionless and blur corruption encouraging policies. How can u say these foolish things about a man(Bakare) who just like Luther King jnr is trying to correct a faltering president and pointing out the right things for him(president) to do? Now listen; Jonah, a renowned prophet prophesied the doom of Nineveh yet it didn't happen-because the king and his subjects repented; did that make Jonah a false prophet?. OBJ escaped God's visitation because he repented of the evil that made Bakare to bring God's message to him that's why he is still living.
Don't dish it if you can't take it!
I often find that people that criticise and abuse others cannot stand it when they are in the firing line. Bakare is upset and threatening Fire and Brimstone and potential Law suit over a phone in program by AIT asking their viewers what they thought about Bakare campaigning from the pulpit. And Bakare takes offence at this!
Right-thinking readers should not be quick to condemn AIT, as it was Bakare's Lawyers, and not AIT that used the words DISGRUNTLED and LOWERED HIS ESTEEM, ETC, while describing Bakare's feelings. AIT simply did a program and they have no control over how the audience reacts, just like SR. And if the verdict, as echoed by the presenter, is that Bakare must stop using the House of God for politics, that is in line with the message I have been preaching over the issue! 'Pastor' Bakare's 'sermon' to LR members was politicking, pure and simple! He did not call the President to address any issues, but to RESIGN or be IMPEACHED or expect a REVOLT!
we are bond to have sectional view
WHat give us impression that what pastor tunde bakare was not the the message he receive from God, Elisa,nathan rebuke their kings for wrong doing why not bakare, rebuking jonathan for bad government. What we had been bad is if what he is saying are not what jonathan are guilt of then will say is propaganda. We will always have sentiment to issue. If jonathan was a muslim they will have said bcos he is amuslim, that was y pastor is condemning. Or bcos he is from south south. While not be objective and agreed that the gentleman is address the state of things in his own capacity. Few Broadcast station and not poltical multivated check the DG. In d rank of corrupt media house AIT is nbr 2 and 1 for private broadcasting outfit in nigeria, they are all interest group.
AIT IS MISCHIEVIOUS
I do not know why AIT, with its claim to objectivity and truth will rewrite a "story" that was fully reported in the The Punch Newspaper. It was no longer news that Pastor Bakare was summoned by SSS on a sermon he preached in his church on Sunday. he went there with Yinka Odumakin and armed himself with a copy of the sermon. After which the SSS pleaded with him to tone down on his message. Invitation to appear before any law enforcement agency is not same as detention. Any one can be invited for the purpose of clearing an issue or shedding more light on some security information/report. Once that is done to the satisfaction of the officers involved you are let go. That cannot amount to detention. I think the news editor of AIT knows this. They are just out there to disparage the person of Pastor Bakare. If they do not retract and apologise to him, they know the implication. LIBEL is an actionable wrong.
Grandstanding, as usual!
As usual, Bakare must grandstand, even for the minutest of issues. What is wrong with Bakare telephoning AIT to correct what seems like a genuine mistake, and without all the drama? If he wasn't arrested or detained up to 48 hours, a simple telephone call to AIT to correct the report would have sufficed without anybody knowing about it or getting involved.
As far as AIT is concerned, as well as majority of us (except his close confidants), Bakare was with the SSS on account of his fiery campaign, couched as sermon. Whether arrested or invited, it is immaterial. He did not make a public show of his release, as he often does, or make a statement, thus giving the impression he was still in detention. While AIT thinks he was still in detention up to 48 hours, others think 6 or 8 or 2 or even 20 hours. But what does it matter, how many hours it was? The bottom line is that he was detained, whether as a result of arrest or invitation. Why should this bother anybody?

