Pastor Tunde Bakare, Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, on Sunday charged President Bola Tinubu to stop “playing God”.
Bakare said Tinubu's administration is veering Nigeria off its course.
In his state of the nation address at his church in Lagos, Bakare suggested that Tinubu should adopt a more humble approach to governance.
Stressing that he does not want Tinubu to fail, Bakare said the president must “stop playing God”.
“The current administration is steering the polity adrift, it is time for this government to embrace humility,” he added.
Bakare also accused the current Nigerian leadership of attempting to turn the country into a Mafia state.
He said, “It is clear that our so-called leaders are determined to turn Nigeria into a Mafia state. The two main contenders in the ongoing institutional immorality are the executive and the legislature.
“It's often said that these two arms of government suffered the worst forms of arrest and development because they were the direct victims of the era.
“But after 26 years of uninterrupted democracy, one must ask how much longer before our institutions finally mature.
“While it is not in dispute that our institutions and constitution are inadequate, it has become obvious that our biggest problems in this nation are the occupiers of these institutions and executors of the constitution.
“The quality of leadership in Nigeria has become so repugnant that citizens must declare a state of emergency on governance, demanding that every aspiring public office holder undergo rigorous psychiatric evaluation before seeking election.”
