Justice is a term used for what is right or what should be. It is one of God’s attributes which flows out of His holiness, and one of his cardinal recommendations to his children from biblical days. We all want justice and equity to prevail on our side and so, one can say that Justice is doing the right thing at the right time, while equity is doing to others what you want them to do to you.

When narrowed to Akwa Ibom State, we see that fairness and equity are two elements which are wrongly interpreted in the dispensation of political justice. A lot of persons clamour for fairness and equity but cry foul when they are asked to allow others have a dose of same. They bring up variables such as experience, expertise and what have you; forgetting that God does not choose the qualified – he qualifies the chosen!

In the Bible, when God was looking for a King for the children of Israel in the house of Jesse, He didn't go for the first son or the experienced; rather he went for the last which was David. Perhaps, people questioned God’s choice of David but it could not have changed anything. That symbolic choice was just an illustration to prove that God was searching the heart not the height or physical features. God was looking for a man who would plead the cause of His people; one who would always obey Him and not institutionalize evil practices such as idolatry, cultism etc which was the practice in those days and David fitted in that desire.

In Akwa Ibom State, one who fits the desire of righteousness has been unveiled to the State Chief Executive, and he has preferred and presented this choice to Akwa Ibom people; a man who has not been found wanting in anyway, very humble, committed and has the concern of the people at heart. He is indeed a man who will obey God and sustain the peace and development we are currently enjoying.

He is Pastor Umo Eno.

- Richard Peters