Prayer not only key to make Nigeria change
Two Nigerian state governors have expressed their different opinions on the power of prayers towards the numerous challenges facing the country. Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, has said that true Christianity expects us to the responsibility of praying ceaselessly and fervently for our leaders, and also reminded to also pray for our country to enable […]
Two Nigerian state governors have expressed their different opinions on the power of prayers towards the numerous challenges facing the country. Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, has said that true Christianity expects us to the responsibility of praying ceaselessly and fervently for our leaders, and also reminded to also pray for our country to enable us to overcome the numerous challenges, which we currently face as a nation, the incidents of insurgency, armed banditry, armed robbery, kidnappings, corruption and many other crimes bedeviling our country can be addressed by prayers.
On the other hand, his counterpart, Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo said that prayers are good but Nigeria does not need prayers. So what do we need? Dankwambo said, all we need are competent leaders. A correct belief I will say. Dankwambo, was against the belief by some politicians and clergymen who have, over time, called for prayers for the country to witness divine direction, when he gave this assertion.
On this, I will go with Governor Dankwambo’s suggestion on the tool to resuscitate our dear country, as he said not that prayers isn’t good but there are need for more action to be put in place to make our prayers work more effectively, also we can’t keep praying when we are doing wrong things and yet we expect a meaningful change within the society, how can that be possible? It is not possible and cannot be possible. But let me put it here that only those who can see beyond their nose will know what is happening in the country now and we now expect only prayers to change it without physical man activities to effect a turnaround.
Another challenge we are facing in Nigeria is that, we are a country of religious people and yet we are not godly, that is why we have make only prayers as the tool to make a turnaround for a better society, and in reference to Governor Dankwambo’s suggestion, if we keep on electing bad leaders, we keep on stealing what is meant for the goodwill of the society, we keep on hating ourselves based on ethnicity, language, educational and tribal difference, we keep on being hypocrites, we keep on being docile and not ready for a change, we keep on being corrupt across our various boards, agencies, yet we keep going to mosques, churches and praying for a turnaround, what is the assurance that it will happen?
Yanju Uwala, Abeokuta, Ogun State