“Make straight the way of the Lord” cried John the Baptist, forerunner of Jesus Christ. His earthly assignment was to call the people of Israel to repentance and prepare them for the coming of the Messiah. The bible records John as a righteous and fearless man. These rare attributes eventually saw him beheaded – He died for what he lived for and believed in.

For me, writing about Nigeria is sometimes painful, yet a patriotic exercise. I liken it to a parent who has given up on an errant child but decide to try one last time. I have reached a point where my hope for a better Nigeria is hinged only on HOPE. At the moment, the pointers to a prosperous Nigeria are largely elusive.

Nigerians are not unawares of the problems plaguing the nation. At the root of our many problems is lack of good leadership. Proper diagnoses of our leadership problems do not spare the followership of faults. We have a followership that is active in talking, finding faults but missing in action when it counts – at the polls. Are you 18 years old or more? Do you have your voter’s card? Don’t tell me votes don’t count in Nigeria – it’s the lamest excuse to give and I find it unacceptable.

During election, we all seem to focus on the “big” positions – Presidency and Governorship; we forget that every piece in the puzzle count. Going forward, we must ensure to give importance to Local Government Chairmen, Councillorship and House of Assembly elections.

We risk nursing a population that revel in trivialities on social media and lose contact with reality. It is an eternal truth that politicians who are well connected with the grass root and understand the language of the people are the ones that are victorious at the polls. How can technology be deployed by well-meaning and good intentioned political office hopefuls in engaging the grass root? Are there politicians and mobile App developers thinking in this line? Is there a value that can be delivered to the farmer, petty market woman, aging and students through a mobile app? or all we can do is throw banters on Facebook and WhatsApp while nursing a pitiable space for the unborn generation?

What values do you espouse as a Nigerian? As a Man of God, do you teach the truth from the pulpit without fear of who the truth pebbles hit? Do you charge your members who hold leadership positions in government to deliver on their mandates? Do you call them to meetings or write them letters appraising their performance and admonishing them as Apostle Paul would have done? As a doctor in a government hospital, do you sacrifice your duty for your private practice leaving the fate of dying men/women in the hands of interns? As a Youth Corp member are you impacting knowledge at your place of primary assignment or you made yourself a god to be served? As a Civil Servant, how devoted are you in the discharge of your responsibilities? As a teacher, how are you shaping the future of learners under your care?

It is true that the world is becoming a global village, should we not care about our side of the village? Search your mind for what you are contributing to the current state of the Nigerian nation. Like John the Baptist can you say you were sent to the people of Nigeria by God for a purpose? Can you say you are living for what you believe in? What are you living for? What do you believe in? We all must treat Nigeria as good parents treat their Children, giving, loving and working selflessly to ensuring a great future for them not minding the cost and price paid.

The soul of this nation is a summation of the consciences of her citizens. We all cannot be playing victims of failed leadership when those positions are occupied by our brothers and sisters and will probably be occupied by us and our sons and daughters sometime in the future. Take this piece as a call for examination of conscience and call to repentance. Lets give Nigeria a chance to be the Great Nation God destines it to be. Arise o Compatriot and lets make our Nation the pride and bride of Africa.

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Nigeria can never be a great country under injustice,tribalism and nepotism, there is no hope for Nigeria because some tribe are sidelined while some kill as they want, go your separate ways

Odingo1:
Nigeria can never be a great country under injustice,tribalism and nepotism, there is no hope for Nigeria because some tribe are sidelined while some kill as they want, go your separate ways

Dear Odingo, what role can you play on your part to combat the negatives you have highlighted-within your sphere of influence?

Appswheel:
Dear Odingo, what role can you play on your part to combat the negatives you have highlighted-within your sphere of influence?

There no role I can play because the country was built on deceit, some tribe own the country and kill at will, some swear that a particular can never have a shot at presidency, some call themselves born to rule and have even threaten everybody that Buhari must not be removed in 2019 and they are walking freely, for more than 50 years the country negatives is not combated, is it now that it will be combated.

Odingo1:

There no role I can play because the country was built on deceit, some tribe own the country and kill at will, some swear that a particular can never have a shot at presidency, some call themselves born to rule and have even threaten everybody that Buhari must not be removed in 2019 and they are walking freely, for more than 50 years the country negatives is not combated, is it now that it will be combated.

Yes. We can change our narratives Now if we choose to have a different mindset and apply methods different from what has been in the past.

Odingo1:

There no role I can play because the country was built on deceit, some tribe own the country and kill at will, some swear that a particular can never have a shot at presidency, some call themselves born to rule and have even threaten everybody that Buhari must not be removed in 2019 and they are walking freely, for more than 50 years the country negatives is not combated, is it now that it will be combated.

Yep the colony or corporation of the Nigger Area (NIGERIA) was put together for the sole purpose of enriching England, Scotland, Wales, and other foreign groups without care for the devastating effects on those trapped within the cage. That is why you see our people wearing images of a white man on their native when going to church, or naming their kids Muhammed and Abdul, why the EPL is talked about even in the village when the local teams are not even celebrated, why Davido can dress as if he grew up in Harlem, why pastors can have private jets, and of course why after saying we want democracy the same military thugs like Obasanjo and Buhari are ruling or candidates each year of a general election.

It is all by design, and anyone who goes against the narrative and gets people to open their eyes is usually eliminated or called terrrorist (i.e. Kanu, Wiwa, Ironsi).

SO if we want to really shock the world and think like Blacks and not like Niggers then behold the republics of:

Islamic Caliphate of Arewa
Kingdom of Oduduwa
People’s Kingdom of Biafra
Republic of Nok States

GAME ON AFRICA