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APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Philgafauto: 11:28pm On May 28, 2023
Nigerians and Christians, I hope you are sitting down. I am going to blow your mind. I am going to share with you the secret of life. Ready? Good. THERE IS NO GOD. Your success or failure is all dependent on you so wishing and praying does not further anything for you. Life is like a casino and you can never hit 7 every time. You win some, you lose some. The only thing you can do is prepare yourself for when you hit 7 and take full advantage of it.

Bringing the foregoing within the context of Nigerian politics, i will say that the reason many young people and Christians are hurt is because we have a simplistic view of this life. Because western civilization is built on Judeo-Christian values, we have clung so much to religion (Christianity) that we believe there is a divine being that solves our problems and will come down to dispense justice according to our notion of good and evil. This misconception has made so many christians complacent, while forgetting that humans are basically higher animals who will go to any length to acquire power and wealth. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the personification of all Nigerian Christians have come to acknowledge is wrong and evil. He has nebulous origins, his shadowy educational background, long history of drug smuggling, connections with the criminal underworld in Nigeria and so many other vices too many to comprehend. But the man is a genius at understanding that the African societies in general and Nigeria in particular is not yet fully evolved in the sense that our institutions are weak and corrupt. His presidential ambitions date back to the 90s when he was an acolyte to late Bashorun MKO Abiola and he began his network his then. I will come back to this later in the write up.

You see Nigerians and fellow Christians, evil rules in this world and if you are not ready to play within the evolutionary boundaries of your society, you will continue to fail in your endeavors. The rot in Nigeria is fundamental and systemic but it came to a head for me personally in the early 2000s when our young men began indulging in cybercrime and they made headway and have continued to thrive above and beyond clean and legit citizens. This rot has now permeated our political, judicial and military system. I am a lawyer by profession and i remember the question asked by late Justice Chukwudifo Oputa (of blessed memory) that if the judiciary is corrupt, where should the people go? If the executive is corrupt, you go to the judiciary for redress, if the legislature is corrupt, you find your way to the judiciary for relief, but when the judiciary is corrupt, where do you go? This poser aptly captures the predicament of Nigeria today. As a lawyer and a Nigerian, it pains me that we have to go through this mess to realize how royally f*cked we are. If we had as a society relegated religion and elevated practical nation building, with strong critical state institutions, there is no way Bola Ahmed Tinubu would have been able to defeat all our institutions no matter how much billions he had. If we had strong institutions, he would not even had been a Governor in Lagos State. Anyways, that is water under under the bridge and in a few hours time he would be sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. And for the record, no non-existent God or sky daddy will do shit about it. We got ourselves into this situation because we are blindly religious, not fully evolved as human beings and we have millions of illiterates all over the country.

When the white man says blacks cannot build a functional society, it is not racism but the fact. A strong virile society is built on the bedrock of the rule of law, not prayers and prophecies. That is why the Americans say "so that we have a society of laws and not of men". Even the US, the bastion of democracy and Christianity are still not totally free from the frailties of human nature. Corruption and executive overreach still rears its ugly head in that model society. That is why the founding fathers of America took many months to craft the American constitution and the Bill of Rights in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ensured that the guiding document had inbuilt structures to guard against rampant corruption and state capture. That is why the 2nd amendment (gun rights) was built into the constitution-- because the founding fathers, even though christians, knew that the citizens must have the right to defend themselves against their government. Enough of the American histrionics.

As for Nigeria, we should know that our supreme court derives its authority from the compliance of every strata of society to its rulings and dictates. Put simply, that institution is only as strong as we make it. Same goes for the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Section 1(2) of Nigeria's Constitution says the government shall derive its authority and legitimacy from the people of Nigeria. There are salient provisions which stipulates the requirements for any individual to be sworn in as the President but a few strong men have ignored that and want to swear in Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a few hours from now. Like i said earlier, no God will intervene because societies are built by human beings. Even in our individual lives, it is our hardwork and efforts that pay off and not any prayer. This election should teach Christians to be practical with their lives, plan, educate yourself and your families, know thy enemies/adversaries and adopt the can do spirit. Do not allow any Man of God or GO to deceive you that one sky daddy will bless you without hard work and enterprise. Do not allow them to feed you with fake prophecies going forward. If you have the means, you can emigrate and raise your families in advanced countries. Nigeria is not getting any better soon because the foundation of the country is faulty.

On an individual level, do all it takes to make it and depend less on prayer. Plan for the long haul like our incoming President who saw that Nigeria is corrupt and was savvy enough to build a crony capitalist system in Lagos State that enabled him pilfer trillions of naira from of the coffers Lagos State to buy our critical institutions and the Presidency. Though corrupt, we cannot deny his organizational and tactical acumen. He, being the robber baron that he is, knows that, other than the few western nations, most of the countries in the world are still backward, with weak institutional and legal frameworks to guard against state capture. While you absorb the pain of seeing Tinubu being sworn in in a few hours' time, don't dwell on it too much, but let it be a realization that good most times never prevails against evil in the real world as opposed to what your religious leaders tell you.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by zelnababa(m): 11:39pm On May 28, 2023
Ad dey pain dem e dey sweat us lolz,

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Pwettylinda(f): 11:39pm On May 28, 2023
grin

Which Victory??
๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by duro4chang(m): 11:45pm On May 28, 2023
For us here , we are so so happy. Haters may feel sad.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Philgafauto: 11:45pm On May 28, 2023
zelnababa:
Ad dey pain dem e dey sweat us lolz,

I am pained and woke as f*uck. I just hope millions of Nigerians wake up. Especially the Christians.

Prayers and prophecies will destroy us. Its time to develop a defensive posture. and start building a just society right from our families. No God will save anybody.

As for the muslims, i cant advice or speak for them because i believe they have been planning since according to their worldwide annexation plans. its the christians in this country i pity. Time to wake up and foster unity and development in their family and extend same to the country.

It is either we have a country or we dont. If we were a serious country, this inauguration will not be happening. Most young educated Nigerians are unhappy because they have utopian dreams, while the society as a corrosive and endemic corrupt underbelly.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Philgafauto: 11:46pm On May 28, 2023
Pwettylinda:
grin

Which Victory??
๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

He will be sworn in a few hours. That is victory my sister. Time to face reality.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Praxis758: 11:48pm On May 28, 2023
Tinubu brought and endorsed Buhari, but never for once condemn his abysmal performance.

Thatโ€™s the main reason some peope hate him.

IBJ openly condemned and criticize GEJ when the later started failing, but such wasnโ€™t the case of Tinubu.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Pwettylinda(f): 11:48pm On May 28, 2023
Philgafauto:


He will be sworn in a few hours. That is victory my sister. Time to face reality.


Sure we know na, but everyone saw how he robbed the election.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Philgafauto: 11:51pm On May 28, 2023
Pwettylinda:


Sure we know na, but everyone saw how he robbed the election.


Our institutions have failed to stop him and no fictitious deity in "heaven" has saved us.

I hope we are learning?

Normally, the fake churches in Nigeria should have reduced but do Nigerians have sense?

I have not been inside a church in like 2 years because my eyes and brain are quite open & correct.

Can we learn as a people? Hmmmmm

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by BRIMBRAM: 11:52pm On May 28, 2023
grin See the long rubbish this one have written 32 minutes to 29 of May. cheesy

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Philgafauto: 12:02am On May 29, 2023
BRIMBRAM:
grin See the long rubbish this one have written 32 minutes to 29 of May. cheesy

Read and waka pass. The message is not people like you. I know you have too much of a cognitive impairment to comprehend my message. You are a symptom of the rot in Nigeria.


Omo paoo bi ibon.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by zelnababa(m): 12:02am On May 29, 2023
Philgafauto:


I am pained and woke as f*uck. I just hope millions of Nigerians wake up. Especially the Christians.

Prayers and prophecies will destroy us. Its time to develop a defensive posture. and start building a just society right from our families. No God will save anybody.

As for the muslims, i cant advice or speak for them because i believe they have been planning since according to their worldwide annexation plans. its the christians in this country i pity. Time to wake up and foster unity and development in their family and extend same to the country.

It is either we have a country or we dont. If we were a serious country, this inauguration will not be happening. Most young educated Nigerians are unhappy because they have utopian dreams, while the society as a corrosive and endemic corrupt underbelly.
eyaa sorry bro, did you know what killed Obi president ambition? Religion bigotry, you think going from one church to another can make him a president, Nigeria is multi ethics and Religion country, he even said election is war against Christianity, and you wanted to Rule both Christian, Muslim and traditionalist, Obi can never and will never rule Nigeria, after ASIWAJU power is going back to north.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Philgafauto: 12:07am On May 29, 2023
zelnababa:
eyaa sorry bro, did you know what killed Obi president ambition? Religion bigotry, you think going from one church to another can make him a president, Nigeria is multi ethics and Religion country, he even said election is war against Christianity, and you wanted to Rule both Christian, Muslim and traditionalist, Obi can never and will never rule Nigeria, after ASIWAJU power is going back to north.

This is not about muslim or christian. Atiku would have been better. The pain from Buhari did not make many young people think that Obi's candidature was in indirect assurance for a Tinubu victory. And in defence of Mr. Obi, that recording was a deep fake AI manioulation.

In a functional society, Tinubu should not be able to hold public office but here we are.

We caused this for ourselves.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by BRIMBRAM: 12:19am On May 29, 2023
Philgafauto:


Read and waka pass. The message is not people like you. I know you have too much of a cognitive impairment to comprehend my message. You are a symptom of the rot in Nigeria.


Omo paoo bi ibon.

grin lol. As e dey pain dem e dey sweet us as e dey sweet us e dey pain dem. grin

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by zelnababa(m): 12:24am On May 29, 2023
Philgafauto:


This is not about muslim or christian. Atiku would have been better. The pain from Buhari did not make many young people think that Obi's candidature was in indirect assurance for a Tinubu victory. And in defence of Mr. Obi, that recording was a deep fake AI manioulation.

In a functional society, Tinubu should not be able to hold public office but here we are.

We caused this for ourselves.
The problem of most Nigerians is that they don't believe in destinies, Atiku has been in business of being a president for the past 30 years, from his youth age jumping from one party to another, he should know now that he was not destined to be a president, whereas ASIWAJU did his home work nicely, and got it in his first attempt, that is the destiny, what God has written no man can change it, Baba lokan, d solution now is that election is over lets all pray for his success, either you like it or not he is now ur president.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Philgafauto: 12:28am On May 29, 2023
zelnababa:
The problem of most Nigerians is that they don't believe in destinies, Atiku has been in business of being a president for the past 30 years, from his youth age jumping from one party to another, he should know now that he was not destined to be a president, whereas ASIWAJU did his home work nicely, and got it in his first attempt, that is the destiny, what God has written no man can change it, Baba lokan, d solution now is that election is over lets all pray for his success, either you like it or not he is now ur president.

Sure, i wish the country well but i cant pray for her. I am an atheist.

But i sure wont want to bequeath only a Nigerian nationality to my offspring. Nigeria is experiencing and will continue to experience a brain drain. Nigeria used her resources to subsidize the education of millions of youths and will lose that critical brain trust. This is not the way to build a country. This last election broke a lot of educated hearts.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Toosure70: 12:32am On May 29, 2023
Nothing is just because they are children between 7 and 9 which is ?

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Philgafauto: 12:36am On May 29, 2023
Toosure70:
Nothing is just because they are children between 7 and 9 which is ?

Your statement is not coherent. Try again.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by zelnababa(m): 5:12am On May 29, 2023
Philgafauto:


Sure, i wish the country well but i cant pray for her. I am an atheist.

But i sure wont want to bequeath only a Nigerian nationality to my offspring. Nigeria is experiencing and will continue to experience a brain drain. Nigeria used her resources to subsidize the education of millions of youths and will lose that critical brain trust. This is not the way to build a country. This last election broke a lot of educated hearts.
you re not Not God, what if God use ASIWAJU to change the narrative of Nigeria to good, and who told you that obi is only one that can save Nigeria? Obi is just normal Nigeria politicians deceiving Nigeria just to get power, give him power narrative will change, am so optimistic that ASIWAJU will perform well, He is a democratic with a lot of experience.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by joyandfaith: 5:32am On May 29, 2023
God exists but he does not interfere in affair of any country. Africans were religious traditionally. We should stop ascribing Africa problems to Christianity or colonialism.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by BabaRamota1980: 5:47am On May 29, 2023
Pwettylinda:


Sure we know na, but everyone saw how he robbed the election.


I did not see him robbing the election.

Please educate me

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by ycat: 5:47am On May 29, 2023
What a sob story!
Philgafauto:
Nigerians and Christians, I hope you are sitting down. I am going to blow your mind. I am going to share with you the secret of life. Ready? Good. THERE IS NO GOD. Your success or failure is all dependent on you so wishing and praying does not further anything for you. Life is like a casino and you can never hit 7 every time. You win some, you lose some. The only thing you can do is prepare yourself for when you hit 7 and take full advantage of it.

Bringing the foregoing within the context of Nigerian politics, i will say that the reason many young people and Christians are hurt is because we have a simplistic view of this life. Because western civilization is built on Judeo-Christian values, we have clung so much to religion (Christianity) that we believe there is a divine being that solves our problems and will come down to dispense justice according to our notion of good and evil. This misconception has made so many christians complacent, while forgetting that humans are basically higher animals who will go to any length to acquire power and wealth. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the personification of all Nigerian Christians have come to acknowledge is wrong and evil. He has nebulous origins, his shadowy educational background, long history of drug smuggling, connections with the criminal underworld in Nigeria and so many other vices too many to comprehend. But the man is a genius at understanding that the African societies in general and Nigeria in particular is not yet fully evolved in the sense that our institutions are weak and corrupt. His presidential ambitions date back to the 90s when he was an acolyte to late Bashorun MKO Abiola and he began his network his then. I will come back to this later in the write up.

You see Nigerians and fellow Christians, evil rules in this world and if you are not ready to play within the evolutionary boundaries of your society, you will continue to fail in your endeavors. The rot in Nigeria is fundamental and systemic but it came to a head for me personally in the early 2000s when our young men began indulging in cybercrime and they made headway and have continued to thrive above and beyond clean and legit citizens. This rot has now permeated our political, judicial and military system. I am a lawyer by profession and i remember the question asked by late Justice Chukwudifo Oputa (of blessed memory) that if the judiciary is corrupt, where should the people go? If the executive is corrupt, you go to the judiciary for redress, if the legislature is corrupt, you find your way to the judiciary for relief, but when the judiciary is corrupt, where do you go? This poser aptly captures the predicament of Nigeria today. As a lawyer and a Nigerian, it pains me that we have to go through this mess to realize how royally f*cked we are. If we had as a society relegated religion and elevated practical nation building, with strong critical state institutions, there is no way Bola Ahmed Tinubu would have been able to defeat all our institutions no matter how much billions he had. If we had strong institutions, he would not even had been a Governor in Lagos State. Anyways, that is water under under the bridge and in a few hours time he would be sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. And for the record, no non-existent God or sky daddy will do shit about it. We got ourselves into this situation because we are blindly religious, not fully evolved as human beings and we have millions of illiterates all over the country.

When the white man says blacks cannot build a functional society, it is not racism but the fact. A strong virile society is built on the bedrock of the rule of law, not prayers and prophecies. That is why the Americans say "so that we have a society of laws and not of men". Even the US, the bastion of democracy and Christianity are still not totally free from the frailties of human nature. Corruption and executive overreach still rears its ugly head in that model society. That is why the founding fathers of America took many months to craft the American constitution and the Bill of Rights in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ensured that the guiding document had inbuilt structures to guard against rampant corruption and state capture. That is why the 2nd amendment (gun rights) was built into the constitution-- because the founding fathers, even though christians, knew that the citizens must have the right to defend themselves against their government. Enough of the American histrionics.

As for Nigeria, we should know that our supreme court derives its authority from the compliance of every strata of society to its rulings and dictates. Put simply, that institution is only as strong as we make it. Same goes for the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Section 1(2) of Nigeria's Constitution says the government shall derive its authority from the people of Nigeria. There are salient provisions which stipulates the requirements for any individual to be sworn in as the President but a few strong men have ignored that and want to swear in Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a few hours from now. Like i said earlier, no God will intervene because societies are built by human beings. Even in our individual lives, it is our hardwork and efforts that pay off and not any prayer. This election should teach Christians to be practical with their lives, plan, educate yourself and your families, know thy enemies/adversaries and adopt the can do spirit. Do not allow any Man of God or GO to deceive you that one sky daddy will bless you without hard work and enterprise. Do not allow them to feed you with fake prophecies going forward. If you have the means, you can emigrate and raise your families in advanced countries. Nigeria is not getting any better soon because the foundation of the country is faulty.

On an individual level, do all it takes to make it and depend less on prayer. Plan for the long haul like our incoming President who saw that Nigeria is corrupt and was savvy enough to build a crony capitalist system in Lagos State that enabled him pilfer trillions of naira from of the coffers Lagos State to buy our critical institutions and the Presidency. Though corrupt, we cannot deny his organizational and tactical acumen. He, being the robber baron that he is, knows that, other than the few western nations, most of the countries in the world are still backward, with weak institutional and legal frameworks to guard against state capture. While you absorb the pain of seeing Tinubu being sworn in in a few hours' time, don't dwell on it too much, but let it be a realization that good most times never prevails against evil in the real world as opposed to what your religious leaders tell you.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by SpatialKing(m): 6:04am On May 29, 2023
We understand the only thing this Tinubu would bring to Nigerians is pain, cries and suffering and anguish.


That's why is supporters keep wishing cry and pain on fellow Nigerians.

If truelly you won the election why are so bitter that you are wishing cry and pain on fellow Nigerians like you...

A good leader should bring joy to everyone

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by ernesco0816517(m): 6:53am On May 29, 2023
Wishing our my president (bola tnubu) success,good health, wisdom and may his reign prosper Nigeria

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Pwettylinda(f): 6:54am On May 29, 2023
BabaRamota1980:


I did not see him robbing the election.

Please educate me

Na ona way when it favours your tribe nothing is wrong.

Tribalist grin

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Houseontherock1: 6:54am On May 29, 2023
Philgafauto:


I am pained and woke as f*uck. I just hope millions of Nigerians wake up. Especially the Christians.

Prayers and prophecies will destroy us. Its time to develop a defensive posture. and start building a just society right from our families. No God will save anybody.

As for the muslims, i cant advice or speak for them because i believe they have been planning since according to their worldwide annexation plans. its the christians in this country i pity. Time to wake up and foster unity and development in their family and extend same to the country.

It is either we have a country or we dont. If we were a serious country, this inauguration will not be happening. Most young educated Nigerians are unhappy because they have utopian dreams, while the society as a corrosive and endemic corrupt underbelly.

Please don't mislead people because you feel pained- God answers prayers! We can't blame him for not praying aright! I prayed for Tinubu's victory and I got it! I had to pray for Tinubu's victory because at a point I couldn't stand the rudeness and obnoxious attitude of the so-called disobedients! I hope they learn from this

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by rejoice4eva(m): 7:27am On May 29, 2023
A FOOL said in his heart that there is no God!

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by wildernessVoice: 7:38am On May 29, 2023
Philgafauto:
Nigerians and Christians, I hope you are sitting down. I am going to blow your mind. I am going to share with you the secret of life. Ready? Good. THERE IS NO GOD. Your success or failure is all dependent on you so wishing and praying does not further anything for you. Life is like a casino and you can never hit 7 every time. You win some, you lose some. The only thing you can do is prepare yourself for when you hit 7 and take full advantage of it.

Bringing the foregoing within the context of Nigerian politics, i will say that the reason many young people and Christians are hurt is because we have a simplistic view of this life. Because western civilization is built on Judeo-Christian values, we have clung so much to religion (Christianity) that we believe there is a divine being that solves our problems and will come down to dispense justice according to our notion of good and evil. This misconception has made so many christians complacent, while forgetting that humans are basically higher animals who will go to any length to acquire power and wealth. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the personification of all Nigerian Christians have come to acknowledge is wrong and evil. He has nebulous origins, his shadowy educational background, long history of drug smuggling, connections with the criminal underworld in Nigeria and so many other vices too many to comprehend. But the man is a genius at understanding that the African societies in general and Nigeria in particular is not yet fully evolved in the sense that our institutions are weak and corrupt. His presidential ambitions date back to the 90s when he was an acolyte to late Bashorun MKO Abiola and he began his network his then. I will come back to this later in the write up.

You see Nigerians and fellow Christians, evil rules in this world and if you are not ready to play within the evolutionary boundaries of your society, you will continue to fail in your endeavors. The rot in Nigeria is fundamental and systemic but it came to a head for me personally in the early 2000s when our young men began indulging in cybercrime and they made headway and have continued to thrive above and beyond clean and legit citizens. This rot has now permeated our political, judicial and military system. I am a lawyer by profession and i remember the question asked by late Justice Chukwudifo Oputa (of blessed memory) that if the judiciary is corrupt, where should the people go? If the executive is corrupt, you go to the judiciary for redress, if the legislature is corrupt, you find your way to the judiciary for relief, but when the judiciary is corrupt, where do you go? This poser aptly captures the predicament of Nigeria today. As a lawyer and a Nigerian, it pains me that we have to go through this mess to realize how royally f*cked we are. If we had as a society relegated religion and elevated practical nation building, with strong critical state institutions, there is no way Bola Ahmed Tinubu would have been able to defeat all our institutions no matter how much billions he had. If we had strong institutions, he would not even had been a Governor in Lagos State. Anyways, that is water under under the bridge and in a few hours time he would be sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. And for the record, no non-existent God or sky daddy will do shit about it. We got ourselves into this situation because we are blindly religious, not fully evolved as human beings and we have millions of illiterates all over the country.

When the white man says blacks cannot build a functional society, it is not racism but the fact. A strong virile society is built on the bedrock of the rule of law, not prayers and prophecies. That is why the Americans say "so that we have a society of laws and not of men". Even the US, the bastion of democracy and Christianity are still not totally free from the frailties of human nature. Corruption and executive overreach still rears its ugly head in that model society. That is why the founding fathers of America took many months to craft the American constitution and the Bill of Rights in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ensured that the guiding document had inbuilt structures to guard against rampant corruption and state capture. That is why the 2nd amendment (gun rights) was built into the constitution-- because the founding fathers, even though christians, knew that the citizens must have the right to defend themselves against their government. Enough of the American histrionics.

As for Nigeria, we should know that our supreme court derives its authority from the compliance of every strata of society to its rulings and dictates. Put simply, that institution is only as strong as we make it. Same goes for the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Section 1(2) of Nigeria's Constitution says the government shall derive its authority from the people of Nigeria. There are salient provisions which stipulates the requirements for any individual to be sworn in as the President but a few strong men have ignored that and want to swear in Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a few hours from now. Like i said earlier, no God will intervene because societies are built by human beings. Even in our individual lives, it is our hardwork and efforts that pay off and not any prayer. This election should teach Christians to be practical with their lives, plan, educate yourself and your families, know thy enemies/adversaries and adopt the can do spirit. Do not allow any Man of God or GO to deceive you that one sky daddy will bless you without hard work and enterprise. Do not allow them to feed you with fake prophecies going forward. If you have the means, you can emigrate and raise your families in advanced countries. Nigeria is not getting any better soon because the foundation of the country is faulty.

On an individual level, do all it takes to make it and depend less on prayer. Plan for the long haul like our incoming President who saw that Nigeria is corrupt and was savvy enough to build a crony capitalist system in Lagos State that enabled him pilfer trillions of naira from of the coffers Lagos State to buy our critical institutions and the Presidency. Though corrupt, we cannot deny his organizational and tactical acumen. He, being the robber baron that he is, knows that, other than the few western nations, most of the countries in the world are still backward, with weak institutional and legal frameworks to guard against state capture. While you absorb the pain of seeing Tinubu being sworn in in a few hours' time, don't dwell on it too much, but let it be a realization that good most times never prevails against evil in the real world as opposed to what your religious leaders tell you.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Philgafauto: 7:44am On May 29, 2023
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You are very correct and tuned in. This problem is symptomatic of Nigerian societal decay. It is human beings that builds society & not a non-existent God.

The black man must wake up.
Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by dalaman: 7:46am On May 29, 2023
He who laughs last will, surely laugh best.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Philgafauto: 7:49am On May 29, 2023
rejoice4eva:
A FOOL said in his heart that there is no God!

There is no God. Do not use scare tactics for me.

There are spiritual laws that can be used to advance in this physical world but there is no one true God that has the power to control situations.

Man is himself a god in his own right. If Nigerians knew who they are collectively, the announcement of the result by INEC would never have taken place. Most are paralysed by fear of blood and death without knowing that nothing good comes easy.


Peter Obi should never have led the struggle. He is an idealist who thought our institutions will protect him but i am sure he is clear eyed this morning wherever he is.


Muslims are more practical than christians, just that it is being geared towards terrorism and annexation of whatever territories they inhabit in large numbers. No amount of prayers can take the place of human will and effort.

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Re: APART FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO GOD, CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN TO KEEP SECRETS! by Philgafauto: 7:51am On May 29, 2023
dalaman:
He who laughs last will, surely laugh best.

That is very true but our national institutions are being destroyed and self help will eventually replace adjudicative due process if we continue on this trajectory.

I dont blame tinubu, i blame Nigerians who thought one God will come down to save them

I know most Nigerians will never leave religion but they know in their heart that they are only praying in vain.

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