Kuku meets Bakare over confab

Kuku meets Bakare over confab
on october 22, 2013 at 1:14 pm in news
By Dapo Akinrefon
As part of government ongoing efforts to reach out
to prominent people across the six geo-political
zones on the planned National Dialogue, the Special
Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger
Delta and Chairman, Presidential Amnesty
programme, Mr. Kingsley Kuku visited the
Convener, Save Nigeria Group (SNG), Pastor Tunde
Bakare, Monday,  in Lagos.
Although, neither of the parties disclosed the details
of their closed-door meeting, Kuku, however,
expressed satisfaction with the response and
suggestions he got from Pastor Bakare, which he
said would help in facilitating a  fruitful outcome of
the national conference.
While appealing to Nigerians on the need to support
the planned national dialogue, Kuku called on those
that have already taken a bias position against the
exercise to have a rethink.
He said contrary to what some people are
insinuating that there was an ulterior motives behind
the planned exercise, “there can be no ulterior
motives behind the planned national conference, the
President I know, has a genuine intention to move
Nigeria forward. He believes in Nigeria and he is
also committed to the growth and development of
the country.”
Kuku also took advantage of Monday’s meeting to
apologies over the harsh statement he uttered
against Pastor Bakare during the January 2012
protest against the Federal Government removal of
fuel subsidy.
According to him, “I must confess that Mr. President
personally scolded me for attacking the personality
of Pastor Bakare in my attempt to defend
government position on the removal of subsidy from
fuel. We have discussed it over.”
The cleric, on his part said his position on the
national dialogue would be made known but
regarding Kuku’s apology, “who am I not to forgive.
As a matter of fact I see him as one of my sons in
the Lord.
All we are doing is in the interest of our country, the
younger generation, the born and the unborn ones.