Religious Leaders and the Missing girls

I woke up this morning to comments and articles asking why religious leaders have not stepped into the issue of the missing girls. These claims are founded, considering the fact that religious leaders are highly respected and majority of Nigerians believe they can perform signs and wonders.

I found this particular article (See it here: Source) very interesting as the writer strongly believes religious leaders have the powers to pray away Nigeria’s numerous problems.

The truth is and I know it will hurt so many, but they CAN’T. I have said it before and I will continue to say it, what Nigeria desperately needs is effective poverty reduction policies that will better the lives of the common man.  If the Government implements at least two poverty reduction policies, we will start to see gradual changes around us. There is no magician anywhere in the world that can pray away our problems; we have to work hard for it. Several countries have done this in the past and it has worked for them. Why should our case be different?

I had a discussion with a group of friends recently and a friend of mine made it clear ‘ Good governance has nothing to do with religion’.  As a leader, you can pray to God quietly in your room to give you wisdom and understanding on how to rule, depending on your beliefs, but you can’t come out publicly and tell the citizens of a country that elected you into office that you are praying about issues concerning the nation. Most especially in the case of a country like Nigeria where little or nothing is being done to better the lives of the average citizen and our leaders keep filling their own pockets.

It is quite interesting to note that the mindset change this blog preaches is clearly evident in this article. Several Nigerians still believe a miracle or some kind of magic will turn our situation around, hence, the ‘I don’t care’ ‘at least I am praying’ attitude most portray. Only few people are ready to think critically about issues and not dismiss it with the ‘God will do it’ slogan.

Why do we carry around such deep spirit of entitlement from God?





This is applicable to our personal lives as well.

I quite understand the helpless situation most people find themselves in but only if we dismiss this entitlement attitude and false beliefs that only prayers will solve our issues can we begin to do in-depth thinking about Nigeria and demand change from the Government.

When we realise we are strictly on our own, our thinking and attitude will change.

My question for today

·         Why do we continue to do the same things we have done in the past without results?

Thanks for reading

Mena

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