WELCOME TO FAIR HAVENS: A TRANSITIONAL HARBOUR ACTS 27:7-8 (NKJV): 7. When we had sailed slowly many days, and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to proceed, we sailed under the shelter of Crete off Salmone 8. Passing it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea. With great difficulty, the Alexandrian ship in which Paul travelled arrived at a place called Fair Havens and, in verse 8, we notice that there was contemplation to temporarily harbor the ship in that location but the harbor was not suitable to winter in. In like manner, the journey of the ship of the Nigerian state has thus far been difficult and we have largely been drifting under the influence of the winds. It is clear that a great storm lies ahead as we are approaching elections without addressing the fundamental flaws in the polity. These flaws include: The awkward geopolitical structure that has the form, but lacks the substance, of federalism; The consequent lopsided economic structure in which a single product from one region of the country contributes the bulk of the revenue of the entire nation despite the abundant resources spread across the nation; A constitution that lays claim to the phrase “we the people” but to which the people made no input; contentious population figures that have been the harbinger of election disputes since the pre-independence era; and an electoral body that wears the label independent but is practically under the control of the presidency. These factors have directly and indirectly contributed to the current economic crisis, the political instability, and the security situation. We managed to trudge on in this condition, advancing with great difficulty until we got to our Fair Havens. We arrived at our Fair Havens when, for the first time in the history of our nation, a person from the South-South, the region worst hit by the fundamental flaws in our polity, became president. One would have expected that being from the Niger Delta and an academic for that matter, President Jonathan would understand the role carved out for him, lay aside transient political ambitions and champion the cause of restructuring while pursuing national integration, and then go down in history as Nigeria’s greatest leader hitherto; but this is yet to be seen. However, President Goodluck Jonathan came close to living up to this when he convoked the 2014 National Conference – a gathering of nobles, elders and the young from across the nation in which these issues were critically examined and recommendations made. Fellow Nigerians, I speak expressly to you that the report of the 2014 National Conference is the Fair Havens in which Nigeria must winter to avoid the storms that are ahead. (Excerpt from his article, The Wind and The Making and Unmaking of Nations by Pastor Tunde Bakare. You can read the whole article on Google. Its educative, mind-blowing and highly spiritual. However, may the will of God prevail in NigerNigeria come 2015) ℅: Nathan Ogohi, George Attahiru Echelon, Obinna Igwegbe, GreatEjesaye TheProgenitor Oghenenyerhovwo, Monday Onuche, Paul Samuel Ojonugwa, Attah Ericson, Okpara Odafe Eric and you. ~numi™ | concerned about my fatherland.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 19:26:00 +0000
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