"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people" Prov 14:34
The past few months has been full of intrigues in the Nigerian political climate. From the poor voters' registration exercise to the many spate of killings and bomb treats. Impeachment of public officers unconstitutionally, the usurping of the judiciary by Government ministers. Party dogging and withdrawals, electioneering and screenings, the Nigerian polity has indeed made for keen observation.
Silently I have prayed God for a righteous leader, maybe not someone entirely born-again in character and spirit (for that's what righteousness is; and how I wish so for such), but at least a man who values the people he serves, the rule of law and the principles of sound governance.
Oh how my beloved country will benefit from such a man who fears God. One who isn't a religious fascade, praying to the east or kneeling with head bowed; only to rise up and demonstrate an utter disregard for humanity. It is obvious that righteousness indeed exalts a nation. The greatest countries today are built upon the precepts of the holy writ. Her leaders are men and women who recognise a higher authority and serve "not as unto men, but unto God".
I weep! Indeed I wept today when I woke up to the news that party elections are being rigged, uncredible aspirants who lost the people's vote to contest and thus disqualified have suddenly been "re-qualified" in the interests of the party. I wept when again, I read that certain public office holders are installing their prefered successors in positions where they can influence victory for such so that, as far as Nigerian parlance goes, the incumbent can still lay hold on the office, albeit indirectly.
It's a shame! I can almost swear that these same men and women are those who in the days of the military junta cursed and called the names of deity, accusing the khaki men of looting our land and disregarding the rule of law. These same men professed in those gloomy days that given the chance, they will banish the ills that threatened the survival of our nation. I think they even swore. We don't need a long lecture to know the outcome of their almost 8 years rule, do we?
Nigeria! Are we on the brink of Liberation? Or will 2007 be a continuation of all that's bad for Nigeria?
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