Bakare who was the running mate of Buhari in the 2011 presidential election, revealed this in an Instagram Live Chat with the popular journalist, Dele Momodu.

According to the cleric, he did not think his former political ally had changed, but Nigerians are now helpless in fighting for the country they want as they did during the military era.

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Bakare said, ‘It is still the same President Buhari. In the midst of many competing interests and challenges, we all respond to things differently but as far as I know, the President is still himself, he is still Muhammadu Buhari.

‘You can say power changes people but has power changed but is he making the best of the situation and the circumstance he has found himself in? You will be the one to answer that question.

According to Bakare: ‘We are praying hard that the county will survive and become strong again, this is not what we all call the Nigeria of our dreams

‘Nigeria will survive and will become the Nigeria of our dreams but right now, things are not together, especially with the drum of disintegration which is louder than before.

‘As far as I know and I have said it before, the expectations of Nigerians including the gentleman interviewing me and everyone who rose up at that time to say we need a breath of fresh air by bringing President Buhari, I think whatever it is, the expectations have not been met and so, therefore there is a feeling of disappointment everywhere.’

The cleric, however, expressed optimism that things can still improve before 2023.

‘I don’t pray that this will continue till 2023. If this continues till 2023, we are in a big problem,‘ he summarized.