Why We Must Go Back To Our Roots

After reading my brother’s broadcasts titled, “OUR EXPECTATIONS.” I was particularly intrigued in the section where he asked, Do Nigerians really know the God of Moses who in Exodus 23:8says, “You will accept no bribes, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and is the cause of the ruin of the upright.”

Or, in the Quran 11.85, "And O my people! Give full measure and weight in justice and reduce not the things that are due to the people, and do not commit mischief in the land, causing corruption."

And I wondered why anyone would expect them to know the God of Moses, the God of Israel, the God of Abraham, and the God of Jacob among all other Gods; when they don’t even know themselves? Don’t bother to ask me how I know of the other Gods, because God Himself confirmed their existence. He was even humble enough to admit to being jealous of the other Gods, remember? And evidences of the existence of the other Gods abound in our society. We have, the God of the masses, who looks on as they are being down trodden by their oppressors. We have, the God of the corrupt leaders and looters, who protects them as they use their ill-gotten wealth to lord it over the masses. And we even have, the God of the ritual killers and terrorists, who guides and protects them during, and after their operations.

How can they know or believe in God, when they have on many occasions, driven past queues of old, dying and dead pensioners waiting to collect their pensions; yet go to celebrate with their loot? How can they know or believe in God when, while they are holding and swearing by the Bible/Quran in one hand, they are stealing with the other hand, all at the same time? How can they know or believe in God, when they accept to be god-fathers to children, they have fathered with married women; while chanting, “We are serving the Almighty God. We are serving the All-Knowing God,” even in their supposed God’s own houses? How can they know or believe in God, when they arrogantly invite pastors and imams to come and dedicate properties that they have built with looted funds? And they even build places of worship in their premises. And I ask, “Which of the Gods, do they worship in them?”

Since it is said that, “Only a fool keeps doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results;” and they have been swearing by the Bible/Quran for decades without any positive results, I suggest that we either go back to our roots and revive our original oath taking, or we seek the assistance of The Rotary, and Rotarians. And we shall be glad, we did.

Remember, in the beginning, we knew our Creator just like the other nations of the world did, and we called Him by different names according to our different ethnicities. We revered and obeyed Him. And we were our brothers’ keepers. We bred rulers and leaders, who had self-esteem, respect for others, and knew shame. One of our mottos was, “A good name is better than riches.”