By
Joe Iniodu
The world we live in is a
system, an organized structure credited to a creator. It is the height of
absurdity to maintain that the power which planned this world planned it ill.
The scripture records God as stating: “My thought for you is a thought of good,
not of evil”, referring to Christians whose faith in God may be forlorn based
on encounters and prevalent vagaries that may confront them. God thinks good of
man and the land but man oftentimes abuses self and mismanages the land
plunging creation into uncertainty and despair.
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| Governor Godswill Obot Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State |
God’s consistency and
faithfulness are manifest in the story of creation in Genesis. The systematic
sequel noticeable in some dualities like night and day; land and sea; man and
woman; day and night affirms Him as God of orderliness. Even when there is a
curve in the order, it is said to be for a purpose. Analysts of Nigerian
political life have used the Abacha era in Nigeria to typify such learning
curve. They hold the view that the Abacha administration exposed the hypocrisy
and lack of patriotism on the part of our political elites. It was clear that
most of them could not stand up to be counted when it mattered most. Like some
frightened squirrels, those who could not scurry to safety had to jettison
principles and compromise on all fronts. These were witnessed in the
five-million man match; the adoption of one man as sole presidential candidate
by all political parties; the widespread endorsement of Abacha by eminent Nigerians
etc. Nigeria had become one large closet of castrated men and timid women only
existing to be herded in any direction. But God was still interested in the
affairs of Nigeria and at an appointed time, He did His will.
