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I understand that as a Nation, we have got to be one of the most religious, if not the most religious nation on earth. But clearly, it hasn't helped us develop as a Nation, if it has, well clearly no one seems to have noticed.

Rather, it has encouraged negligence on our part as a people, negligence of the core problems staring us in the face as a nation, hoping for divine intervention, perhaps a supernatural turn-around; where our leaders get an automatic reset from above, which directly spreads across the hearts of the citizens who in turn take a clue from their leaders and lo, we have a brand new Nation for good.

Well, the thing is, we been doing that for years with no results, wait, we 'v had results, only its just same negative results, as though our prayers worsen the state of the nation, our leaders and our very own selves doing worse on a daily basis, with no consequences in sight.

So its high time we started holding ourselves and our leaders accountable for actions that directly or indirectly stall the development of this great nation, decisions that yield no positive results must be questioned, we must stop praying and start voicing out, we must stop covering asses of inconsiderate tribesmen and religious people who abuse the trust vested in public offices, christians must support prosecution of corrupt christians and muslims likewise.

Furthermore, political parties must put national development over party considerations, a member of your party breaks the law, you must support and encourage due process that tries and convicts that person if found guilty, there's no other way to regain the trust of already fed up Nigerians.

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Two things i 'v noticed that pollute our thoughts and sense of reason ,


TRIBALISM


Oh, he's not from here, we'd be denying ourselves a lot of fortune if we let any person other than our own take this position. And you find that in most of these situations, its very clear their tribesman has little or nothing to offer as compared to the other who's determined to give his best to ensure that the masses get what they deserve.



OR, is it in organizations; ah don't fire him, he's igbo/yoruba/hausa, is it not better to have your person here, than bring in someone from another tribe? That's the way we think now? Well, I for one as an entrepreneur from delta state will replace an incompetent deltan with a young focused and reliable yoruba or hausa man.



RELIGIOUS BIAS


Come on!! he's not a believer, you cant give him your votes, if you do, he'll work against your faith, he won't respect your beliefs. Really? Well we'v seen clearly that even muslim/christian leaders don't give a damn what their people think.


If we allow the court convict him, it casts a bad light on christianity, let's stall the court process, let's frustrate the prosecution, so they don't say christians are bad.


Ha!! Oga you want to pick a muslim over a christian? Haba Oga, you want him to bomb this place one day? These people are very radical, abeg abeg abeg, so they don't get to stab our customers one day. That kind of thinking right there, is what puts us against each other and replaces reason with hate.


My point?? We can do way better as a nation. For the religious ones, you have to understand that prayers and hope from above hasn't gotten us anywhere, and as such we have to acknowledge that its our sole responsibility to develop ourselves as a nation and no supernatural intervention is going to do that for us.


While its true that our leaders need to sit up and do what's expected of them, we too have a very important role to play as citizens, and to achieve this, we must put all forms of bias (religious, partisan & tribal sentiments) aside if we want to move forward as a nation.


These are the thoughts of a sincere and hopeful Nigerian, and I believe we are capable of transforming/changing our nation for good, if only we align our expectations properly and push for a better Nigeria collectively as a people with all sense of duty and patriotism.

Objectives:
I understand that as a Nation, we have got to be one of the most religious, if not the most religious nation on earth. But clearly, it hasn't helped us develop as a Nation, if it has, well clearly no one seems to have noticed.


Rather, it has encouraged negligence on our part as a people, negligence of the core problems staring us in the face as a nation, hoping for divine intervention, perhaps a supernatural turn-around; where our leaders get an automatic reset from above, which directly spreads across the hearts of the citizens who in turn take a clue from their leaders and lo, we have a brand new Nation for good.



Well, the thing is, we been doing that for years with no results, wait, we 'v had results, only its just same negative results, as though our prayers worsen the state of the nation, our leaders and our very own selves doing worse on a daily basis, with no consequences in sight.


So its high time we started holding ourselves and our leaders accountable for actions that directly or indirectly stall the development of this great nation, decisions that yield no positive results must be questioned, we must stop praying and start voicing out, we must stop covering asses of inconsiderate tribesmen and religious people who abuse the trust vested in public offices, christians must support prosecution of corrupt christians and muslims likewise.


Furthermore, political parties must put national development over party considerations, a member of your party breaks the law, you must support and encourage due process that tries and convicts that person if found guilty, there's no other way to regain the trust of already fed up nigerians.

Beautiful piece from a good heart and a wise mind.

Unfortunately, for me , I have gone from hope and optimism, to despair and anger at the way we are beholden to discarded and discredited stone-age mythologies, and holding, expressing and living fragmented lives based on such.

Religion prepares people to have the mindset of a slave. It is another tool used by the few with knowledge to enslave the majority. It has worked well in Nigeria. Men of God are allowed to travel 2 kilometres on a private jet while there church members are willing to walk 5,000 kilometres to pay their tithes. How is this possible? The power of infant brainwash

Tribalism has eaten deep into Nigerians. Another cancer that requires a cure. People are ready to help the wrong people or vote in the wrong leaders as long as they are from the same village.

For a business to work, there must be transparency,sanity,justice and love.

plaetton:
Beautiful piece from a good heart and a wise mind.

Unfortunately, for me , I have gone from hope and optimism, to despair and anger at the way we are beholden to discarded and discredited stone-age mythologies, and holding, expressing and living fragmented lives based on such.

Honestly, with the way things are going, its difficult to stay optimistic and I can understand your point, but I trust that this doesn't change who you are and your desire to be at your best as a citizen.
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At least you put in your best for the greater good of the society and the common man not for eternal life that religion promises. Religious people will do anything for eternal life but do little or nothing to improve their environment
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Its painful that people rush to religious gatherings and programs because they fear lateness is a sin or a sign of unseriousness, but these same people don't give a damn if they are late to or absent from work, these same people extort money from the masses just to do what they receive salaries for.
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If only we channeled our time and emotions to societal transformation and national development, we'd be a lot better as a Nation.

1feness:
Religion prepares people to have the mindset of a slave. It is another tool used by the few with knowledge to enslave the majority. It has worked well in Nigeria. Men of God are allowed to travel 2 kilometres on a private jet while there church members are willing to walk 5,000 kilometres to pay their tithes. How is this possible? The power of infant brainwash

Tribalism has eaten deep into Nigerians. Another cancer that requires a cure. People are ready to help the wrong people or vote in the wrong leaders as long as they are from the same village.

For a business to work, there must be transparency,sanity,justice and love.

You couldn't have said it any better. The cancer that is called religion, I saw on a thread Fashola's plan to re-introduce the toll fees to enhance generation of funds for rehabilitation/construction of federal roads, people went mad as usual, calling it extortion in disguise,
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Unsurprisingly, these same folks don't see anything wrong with the religious elite defrauding them of their monthly salaries in form of tithes and seeds.

The sad fact is even though you speal the truth, people will still hate?

Topics like these should make front page, but the unnecessary once make it there as usual. Knowledge is scarce in Nugeria, that's why you see many people out of control. A society is a mirror of the knowledge it's average citizens possesses

1feness:
Topics like these should make front page, but the unnecessary once make it there as usual. Knowledge is scarce in Nigeria, that's why you see many people out of control. A society is a mirror of the knowledge it's average citizens possesses

Would be nice if it got out there, at least more eyes get to read this and pick a thing or two.

But if it doesn't, ba' masallah, the religious section isn't that hidden