BIAFRA WAR: THE SPIRITUAL IMPLICATIONS

Sunday Ogunyemi

March 2, 2015

BIAFRA WAR: THE SPIRITUAL IMPLICATIONS


Forgive them, Oh! Great PRESENCE
Forgive Mankind I Pray!
Forgive All Their Transgressions
Against Love’s Sweet Way
Oh! Help Them Love Enough
To Wipeout All that Never Should Be
Oh! Love Them! Oh! Love Them!
Until they are One with Thee!


Since my childhood I have been fascinated with my fellow humans, my curiosity started early in my life when I became aware that boys are different, from girls.

I was fascinated when my Mum became pregnant and she told me there is a baby in her stomach and one day my Dad drove her to the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, I was enthralled when he brought her back home the following day with a newborn baby and I was told the baby is my sister.
I was enchanted, this is a miracle; yesterday she was with a big tummy, today she brought me a brand new beautiful sister, since that day I see my sister as the greatest miracle.

Through my adolescent and teenage years, people continue to interest me, I made many friends from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds and growing into adulthood overseas, exposes me to the international community, on a grand scale; due to extensive travels and tourism.

I made acquaintance practically with the majority of the tribes of the earth from the five continents. So much so that I can tell what country a stranger come from without him speaking. I end up speaking five languages and I can say a few words in a dozen more.

But the more people I get to meet, the more I realize that each one, like my sister, is the greatest miracle of nature.
Each person I meet is a unique miracle of nature, there has never been anyone like him or her since the beginning of creation and there will never be anybody with his or her face, mouth, ear, voice or mind till the end of the world. Each person is an absolute miracle.

I read somewhere sometime back when some scientists were trying to figure out how much money it will cost to produce a human being with the technology of today. They came up with a price tag of Fifty-Six Million Pounds, Sterling (GBP 56,000,000) per person.
According to this research, it means that each human being is the most expensive and most important piece of machinery in the world.
Though we cannot quantify human life with money, this is just to give us an idea of the importance of human life.

I believe that there is an Intelligent Being who created this Sophisticated Universe with its perfect mechanism and laws, and we all know that for every action there is a reaction either physically or spiritually.
This is why I cannot understand the Nigerian Leaders, especially the Nigerian Spiritual Leaders’ ignorance in realizing that the Physical Biafra War may have Ended but the War has not End Spiritually.
This is why everything in Nigeria, is at a Permanent Condition of Warfare, despite the so-called Wealth and Potentials of Nigeria.
To use Electricity in Nigeria is a Tug of War.
Getting from your Home to your Workplace is a War in Nigeria.
Driving on the Nigerian Roads is like Driving through a War Zone, where Accidents and Loss of Life can Happen, at a Blink of the Eye.
Getting a Third Level Education is like going through the Battle of Waterloo.
In all aspects of human endeavour that you try to accomplish in Nigeria, in this 21st Century, it is always a tug of War.
Even the so-called Rich Nigerians are Living under a Self Imposed Siege, because the Richer they Get, the Higher the Physical and the Mental Prison Walls they Build Around Themselves.
If one takes a little time to think about Nigeria, One will realize that something is Seriously Wrong in and with Nigeria. Else, how do you explain, a Country that Produces over 2 million barrels of oil every day since the ’70s, still imports its petrol today, over 40 years later e.t.c? (The list is long).
Anybody with Deep Understanding of the Workings of the Universe and the Spiritual Laws Attendant to the World we live in will Realize that the BLOOD of the 2 million souls that were killed during the BIAFRA war is Tormenting Nigeria and the Nigerians, especially, the Nigerian Leaders.
That is two Million Individual Miracles (for argument sake) each one at least, a cost of 56 Million British Pounds to the Nigeria Nation, that is:
GBP 56,000,000 X 2,000,000
= 112,000,000,000,000 GBP.
112 TRILLION BRITISH POUNDS or
$185,000,000,000,000 USD
185, TRILLION US DOLLARS.

Whereas, a fowl or a goat, that is dedicated to any of our Traditional gods is deemed Sacred. Which one among us will dare to Steal and Kill a Chicken that is dedicated to EZETA! or to SHANGO!!!!
Yet we Killed Two Million Miracles of God and we expect to live Happily Ever After?!!!

No Sir! The World does not work like that.

If we want Peace and Prosperity in Nigeria, below are the things we must do:
1, Three Days, National Prayer and Fasting for all. (Especially, the Spiritual and the Political Leaders). Beg God for Forgiveness of Sins in Shedding Innocent Blood During the Biafra War.

2, Muslims, we Can Start Our Fast, on a Wednesday until Friday. The Chief Imams should Lead Jumat Prayers and Beg God for the Forgiveness of our Sins in the Biafra War and Pray for the Dead. We can Break Our Fast after the Jumat.

3, Christians, we Can Start Our Fast, on a Friday until Sunday. The Leaders of each Denomination should Lead the Special Biafra Service, Beg God for the Forgiveness of our Sins in the Biafra War and Pray for the Dead. We can Break Our Fast after the Sunday Service.

4, Government will hold an Official Ceremony, Invite the World Community and International Press, shown Live on Television. (Occasion could be Named, Biafra Remembrance Day). On this Occasion, the President that has the Wisdom to do the above would have the Wisdom to sincerely Apologize for the atrocities of the Biafra War.

Then announce a predetermined Date that will be Dedicated as The BIAFRA DAY, every Year, and maybe Declared as a Public Holiday.

5, MONUMENT, one should be Erected in Abuja and in Every Capital City of Every State in Nigeria in Memory of the Biafra Dead.

Doing the above will begin the Healing Process of Nigeria. So that the Curse that is Plaguing the Land might be Atoned For. Anything apart from the above is a striving after the Wind. There is no Short Cut.

That is why you see Nations with the knowledge of the Laws that Operate in our Universe and Longer experiences in Modern Day Governance, Dedicate Memorial and Remembrance Days for the Dead.

WW 1- Remembrance Day,

WW 2 - D Day,

9/11 - Ground Zero,

The Lockerbie e.t.c.

God does not Create, Yoruba, Ibo or Hausa.

God Created his Children, If you want, let your Primitive Tribalism, blind you to the things of the Spirit.

Your Descendants will continue to Run Round in Circles like You are Doing Today.

He that Have Ears, Let Him Listen To What, The Spirit Says.

NIGERIAN DREAM TEAM NIGHTMARE

This is the Fire Brigade Approach to Serious National Issues, that I am talking about.
The Chartered Airline Company refused to take the Nigerian Dream Team , because of the reputations we have built for ourselves.

I wanted to take a direct flight from Houston, Texas to Lagos about two months ago.
I was told that there is no more direct flights from Houston, Texas to Lagos.
That the Nigerian Partner of the United Airlines, nearly Bankrupted the United Airlines, which operated this route. The Nigerian Partner pocketed all monies made on the Nigerian end of the Business.

I am very sure that all the Nigerian Sports Officials, are well settled in their fancy Hotels in Rio with their fat allowances.
While the athletes that have been training hard, for the glory of our Fatherland were left stranded somewhere else in the world.
It is only in Nigeria, that the Water-bed Stomached and Staircase Necked, Nigerian sports Civil Servants, believed that they are more important than the athletes they suppose to serve.

I have heard a lot of stories from our Nigerian Athletes and I have seen with my own eyes how our Sports Civil Servants treat our Sports Men and Women.
Actually, most of the Sports Civil Servants, believe that; they are doing the Athletes a Favour by taking them abroad to represent their Fatherland.

There has been accusations and rumours of Bribery and Serious Corruption in our National Sports Establishment in Nigeria. But it seems nobody is willing to do anything about it.

It is well known among the Nigerian Sporting Youths, that it is not always, being the best in your athletic discipline, that get you selected to represent Nigeria abroad. More often than not, it is the size of the Bribe you can offer.

I was living in Athens, Greece in the 80's. I was there when the 1st World Junior Championships in Athletics took place from 16-20 July 1986. 
I met with the Nigerian Sports Men and Women, who did our Country Proud. Nigeria won 4 Medals (2Gold, 1Silver and 1 Bronze).

My four-day encounter with our Nigerian Athletes at this event really opened my eyes to the Miserable Fortunes of our Athletes. They all complained of not having any money on them or anywhere else, for that matter. That they were not given any money at all. Some asked me if I can spare some few dollars, so that, at least they can buy
some postcards for their loved ones at home. I was moved to tears, these are, our young sports men and women who trained hard to fly high the Nigerian Flag in the Community of Nations. These are the generation that will encourage the next generation after them. These are the Heroes of our Fatherland. These are the Role Models for our children.
Yet some Overfed, Corruption Invested, Clownish Government Servant, with his pot belly, had it in his Coconut Head (please, excuse my French) that he is superior to these Specimen of Human Beings?

I saw the officials too, in their woollen suits and their ties, frying under the Greek Summer heat of 38-45 Degree Centigrade.
They were running after Businesses with the Greeks. One of them approached me to help him translate between him and a Greek Business Man. I politely refused and directed him to a professional translation Service near his Hotel.

I hope that the Ministry of Sports, will look into the Dynamics of our sport organizations and our selection processes. Because it is a sin and unacceptable in this day and age to be treating our sport men and women inhumanly, especially the under twenty, age group. They are treated like slaves in the camps.
You can please do your research, speak with those who has passed through  the under twenties camp. You will be shocked with the stories that you will hear.

http://punchng.com/olympics-dream-team-vi-stranded-atlanta/

DIEZANI THEFT: WE STAND ACCUSSED

My gut reaction, to the article below, about the stolen Nigerian Billions by Diezani Alison-Madueke, was that of anger. Anger at Diezani for being a disgrace to the community she came from , a disgrace to her Local Government area, a Disgrace to her State, a Disgrace to Nigeria, a Disgrace to Womanhood and finally, a Disgrace to Motherhood.

After my initial anger subsides, I started to think rationally. 

No! Diezani does not fall into Nigeria from the Skies, No! We gave Birth to her, yes! We nurture her from infancy into Womanhood. She married amongst us. She married one of us.

Her husband, Admiral Allison Madueke (retired), one-time Chief of Naval Staff who was at various times governor of Imo and Anambra States, during, her ministerial posting. One cannot but conclude that, her husband was privy, to her financial shenanigans. He must have encouraged her, urging her on, giving her the boldness she needed, in her blatant disrespect for the Nigerian Nationhood.

Probably, he and his “Boys” help her design new ways of perfecting the art of Kleptomania. Probably one of his “Boys” suggested to him that if she gets the Nationality of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Islands. She can escape the “Short” arm of the Nigerian Law. Because, Nigeria has no extradition Treaty, with the Dominican Republic. So, her Spouse is as guilty as she is.

Her Community saw, her extra ordinary change of fortune after she became a Minister, instead of raising an eyebrow, they were happy that, it is one of their daughters that was able to steal Government money and dole out some peanuts to them whenever she visited home. Her Community is as guilty as Diezani.

Her State Governor and Legislators, who were in a position; to know the Salary of a Federal Minister. Knew of her private jet landings at the State Capital Air-port, and the large entourage that follows her, but, they say nothing, they were inwardly happy that one of their girls is bleeding Nigeria dry. But secretly jealous of her thieving Position, Dreaming that one day, their own chance will come to become, a Minister. Then they too, will “Chop Bellyful”. So therefore, the whole of her State is guilty as she was charged. 

Our President and the Presidency, under whom she served as a minister, the Nigerian Senate, the Nigerian House of Representatives, the Inspector General of Police, the Chief Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the entire Judiciary of the Federal Republic and finally, all Nigerians of a Voting age, home or abroad, we all, are aware of her extravagant lifestyle, we all knew of her children living the Jet set lifestyle, we all knew of our top musicians playing at the birthday parties of her children, we all knew of their private jet trips overseas.

We all kept quiet, we say nothing. Instead we envied their Debauched and Decadent Lifestyle. Praying to God; in ignorance, that, He should, bless us with money and Power as He did the Maduekes. No! That type of money is not of God. (Topic for another day).

Diezani will go to trial in London again, as she stands before the Crown, accused; all the above mentioned people stand accused with her, in fact, every Nigerian of a voting age, will stand as an Accused person with her in the dock. Because, we all kept Silent. We are all an Accomplice to Theft. Because, the only thing needed for the Triumph of Evil is for Good Men to do Nothing.

PART 2

After the initial anger, referred to; at the beginning of this write up. I felt a sincere sorrow for Diezani. All said and done, she still remains my sister, a daughter from same womb of my Motherland, Nigeria, a Granddaughter of the Grand Mother of all Mankind, Mother Africa.

It does not have to be like this, for her, to learn to obey the Ten Commandments. She was brought up with it, from her Sunday School Days, in her youth. She was taught.

Thou Shall not Steal.

She has Stolen, Diabolically at that!!! 

Love thy Neighbour as Thyself.

She does Not Love Her Neighbour as Herself, In Fact; she Demoniacally Loved herself at the Expense of 170 Millions of her Neighbours!!!

Thou Shall not have Another God Beside the Lord thy God.

She had another God apart from the Lord!!! 

Pound Sterling and the Dollar became her God and she Satanically Worshipped them!!!

It does not have to take the insidious Cancer and International Humiliation for her to understand the ephemeral essence of Life.

She supposes to have known, she was brought up with the Bible. She knew the story of King Solomon who is far richer than our own modern day Dangote, the Richest Black Man on Earth today. If you do not believe me, let Dangote try having 300 wives and 700 Concubines. 

The Famous King Solomon with his Wisdom, his Wealth, his Wives, his Concubines and his highest level of Enjoyment in Life. At the end of it all, concluded that “All is Vanity and a Striving after the Winds”. I am very sure that, this High level of awakening is what my Nigerian Sister Diezani is going through right now.

I hope that by some Divine intervention her Cancer will be Miraculously Healed, if God willing; that happens, she will become a better human being, because she has stared death in the eye and survived. She will become a wise person.

I always argue with my friends that King Solomon’s wisdom came from pain. The burden of carrying so much wealth, the realization of time running out, the image of a tomb as his final bedchamber. That made him to realize the frivolous nature of Life. 

I am very sure that, Diezani will give back every penny she ever stole from Nigeria, to get back, her healthy self and enjoy life once again; actually, if she does that honestly, she will have her health back in full. There are Laws in the Universe.

I hope that all those, V.I.Ps (Vagabonds In Power) in Abuja, that are collecting N9 Billion Clownish Costume Allowance from our treasury every year. Would embraces wisdom and abhor, their lawless and inglorious ways. 

 NOTE: WhatsApp article referred to. Writer Unknown. 

 “I start to imagine what a normal human being would ever need 13 Billion British Pounds that's 27 trillions of Naira for in this limited world, which if divided according to the equivocal population of Nigerians 170,000,000 people each person will get over N158 millions. I wonder if former President GEJ could imagine that only one out of his ex-Ministers could steal such a stupendous amount under his administration without his knowledge. Wonders shall never end! In reference to the CNN report that the former Minister has made a refund of $90B already, how much is Dangote worth? As at today Dangote is worth $14.7B and the 67th in the world while Bill Gates was the 2nd with $ 79.2 on the Forbes list. Diezani is simply a wonder. Old pensioners are dying of hunger daily,Insurgency is consuming lives of innocent Nigerians, workers are no longer getting their salaries as at when due, Government can no longer build infrastructures, road all over the country are in complete bad shape and only one woman got away with this kind of money. Nigeria is a wonder, while Diezani is a SHAME to PDP government”.

https://www.naij.com/507818-now-will-spend-money-private-jets-naij-com-author-diezanis-6-bn-looting.html

ABUJA CLOWNS: A CONTINENTAL DISGRACE

I started calling our lawmakers “ABUJA CLOWNS” when it became a public knowledge that they collect a NGN 9 BILLION WARDROBE ALLOWANNCE YEARLY. $32,197,017. That is 32 Million American Dollars. For the purchase of their gowns of the Clown.

Because, of all the professions in the world that I know of; only the clowns in children department in Television Stations collect a wardrobe allowance.

So, for our Lawmakers to be collecting a wardrobe allowance, while they refuse to increase the Nigerian minimum Wage from $50 per Month to a $100 per Month, they surely must be Clowns. That is after receiving six times and eight times the salary of the President of America, a Super Power Nation.

Although some of my friends that have friends and relatives among them thought that, I am too harsh with them.

But the recent news about the three House members that went on a randy rampage in Ohio, USA, vindicates me. I call them “CLOWNS” metaphorically, but with the details of their escapades in the news papers, I realize that they are literally, clowns.

These are men that sits in positions of power in our nation, supposedly addressed as Honourables. (From this day forth, I promise to always appendage their names with the Suffix: Dis-honourable).

These are the idiots that went to represent Nigeria abroad, a Nation of 170 Million people, the most populous Black Nation on Earth, with the Fastest Growing Economy in Africa, a Nation that produces 2 Million Barrels of Crude Oil per day, the Giant of Africa?!!!

If this is the Calibre of Humans that we choose to Rule over Us, we are Indeed a Doomed

Nation.

If these immoral, debased and unfaithful men are the best we have to choose from, we are surely a pitiful Race.

These are supposedly happily married men. I am sure that one or two of them would have multiple wives if not the three of them, plus many girl friends in Abuja. The sit of power, of the modern day Babylon the Giant. Mother of all Harlots.

How can fools like this be good Leaders?!!! They know nothing about loyalty, not to their wives, not to their children, not to their community, and surely not to us, Nigerians, we that employed them, and pay them a ridiculous amount of money.

We should desist from choosing undeveloped, primitive humans, that still exist on the level of the inherent animal desires in men, to rule over us.

Most likely, their colleagues will not ask for their resignations. Because they are birds of same feather. In a sane society, they will volunteer to resign, if they do not, their colleagues will suspend them.

That is in a normal Republic. But Ours has been turned into a Banana Republic by the Immoral Golems that hold us to Ransom in Our Fatherland.

I use to say, in some of my write-ups, that any Country that exalts money above character and knowledge is a doomed Nation.

It is we, the Nigerian Diaspora that I really feel sorry for, because it is we that bears the SHAME of the shenanigans of our anomie leaders.

It is we that our foreign friends always ask, what is wrong with your country?

Is it true, that your President died atop, two foreign prostitutes?

Is it true, that your President Bribed the widow of his predecessor with $100.000.000? A hundred Million American Dollars.

Is it a fact, that your senators collect eight times the salary of President Obama? etc..….

Despite the Billions of Dollars that the Nigerian Diaspora sends to Nigeria every year, money that keeps the Nigerian Economy afloat.  The thank you, that, we get from our thieving leaders is to rubbish the name of our Fatherland in the Community of Nations.

Really, Morals and Loyalty apart, this episode massively underlines the mental state and awareness of our leaders.

It shows that they are primitive ignorant men. It shows that mentally they still live in 15^th or 16^th century. I always iterate that driving a 4x4 or watching a satellite television, nor using the latest fashionable mobile phone, makes you a civilized person.

This shows that most of our leaders do not read books regularly; they do not take in new knowledge. They are just interested in stealing the wealth of our Fatherland.

If they were living in this 21^st Century mentally, they would have known that there is something that is called Escort Services in all cities of the World.

If they are so desperate, and so undisciplined, if their lives depends on amorous liaisons with strange women, with all that entails.

What the idiots have to do is, Google, “Escort Agency in Cleveland, Ohio, USA”, on their fancy mobile phones. They will see the pictures of the girls and pick their choices, (Black, White, Latino, Asian, desired shape or size. Even a private party with all four.) pay with their credit card or cash on arrival, directly to their rooms. None of the hotel staff or anybody for that matter will be any wiser to their depraved life style.

I Googled the above, for the purpose of this article; I got 696,000 Hits in 0.62 Seconds.

This is how desperate the ignorance of our so called clownish leaders is.

Now, please tell me. Are these Men Clowns or are they not?....

http://punchng.com/sex-scandal-us-govt-cancels-three-reps-visas-dogara-orders-probe/

NIGERIAN CHRIST-ATTAINITY

Most of we Nigerians, practice what I call, 

HAPPY CLAPPY CHRISTIANITY..
Christianity; without depth or Substance. Our Christianity is a part of our Culture of Efficy:

 http://sogunyemi.blog.com/…/…/02/nigerian-culture-of-efficy/

We Penetrate, every Street Conner, with Churches like the British Corner Shops. 

Yet Christ does not penetrate our Hearts. We Dance and Shout Halleluiah!!! Christ is the Lord!!! 

Yet, Naira is the Lord of Our Hearts. 

We Shout the Lord is Great!!! 

Yet, Wealth and Material things, is Greater than the Lord for us.

The Scandinavians may not be “churchy”, but they are highly spiritual in their ways of life. Actually Christianity is the basis of all Western Civilization. 

All the Love and Care that the Scandinavian Governments give to their Citizens is based on Bible Principles.
They use to be, very strong, Christian Nations. So Christ way of life has Penetrated their Hearts for many Generations it has become their Culture, a way of Life for them, their Nature.

For example Finland my adopted country, is the least Corrupt Country in the World. The worst thing, you can deeply hurt a Finnish Person with, is to call him or her a Liar or a Thieve. 

Whereas, if you call, some of my Nigerian brothers; a thief, they will see it as a Complement. They will tell you, that, Money is in the Mouth of the Lion, Only the Brave ones, who are ready to Lie, Cheat, Steal, Kill or be Killed, can take the Money from the lion’s Mouth. 

So, you can see the difference in the orientation of the two peoples. Although the Scandinavians might not go to the Church, Christ has Refined their Nature.
Whereas, my Happy Clappy, Nigerian Christian Brother, that practically lives in the Church has not allow Christ to Control his Heart.

Really, thinking about it, most of us Nigerians are First Generation Christians. We still see Christ as a (BABALAWO) the SHAMAN that has the Magic Wand to solve our Problems, like in the Days of Old when our Forefathers Consult with the Oracles. 

In my Observations, Money is the God that most Nigerians Serve. They go to Churches to Receive their own Miracle. They Sow Seed; every time for same Miracle of Money and Wealth.
Yet, only the Pastors are Receiving the Miracles of Wealth and Private Jets. They contribute their meager funds into the Church’s School and University projects, yet, the school fees are too expensive for the congregation to send their Children to. Only the Corrupt officials can send their Children there.

I so much love God, for He is no Respecter of Stupidity. He does not bend his Laws to Human Frivolities.
He has given us everything we need to know in the Bible. If we are too lazy to pick up the Bible and read it for our selves, then too bad, we are on our own.

We were told in the Bible, that, we have one Father God, and that, Jesus Christ is the Only intermediary between us and God. If we then put our Faith in Pastors to Intercede between us and God, we deserve what we get.
If, after, He has warned us, that in the Last Days, False Prophets will Arise. Doing Wonders in his Name but He will Deny Them in His Father’s Kingdom. That, they are; Workers of Iniquities.

Yet, you give your money to every Jill, Jack and Harry Pastor, that is your own Problems.

We should all try to read the Bible for ourselves, at least to know what it is saying to us.

Also we should pray for the Holy Spirit of God to Minister Christ into our Heart, that we may have, a Christ like Mind.

So that, we may always Do The Right Thing.

I say to that, AMEN!!!!.

http://www.iaspireblog.com/be-the-change-you-desire-to-see/

DEAR BROTHER MAN

Quatrain:  I

Dear Brother Man!

This Morning! You Looked, into

The Mirror! What did you see!

Oh! Dear Brother Man!

Is it the Man of Your?

Childhood Dreams!

Or the Man!

You have become!

Tell me, My Brother Man!

Is it the Honorable Man?

Of Your Dreams! Or the

Clown, you have become.

Is it the Protector! of the

Weak that you dreamt to be! Or,

The Unrepentant Oppressor!

You have become!

Are you, the Humble and Friendly?

Man! Of Your Dreams! Or

The Arrogant and Pompous Egotist!

That you have become!

Oh! Dear Brother Man!

What do you really see?

When you look into the Mirror!

Tell Me! My Brother Man!

NIGERIAN CULTURE OF EFFICY

The Yoruba Language, spoken by the Yoruba People of the western part of Nigeria, is an interesting language.

It is one of the oldest languages in the world; I read somewhere years back when I was in College in Greece, that the Hebrew language developed from a language that has its roots in the Yoruba language.

Most languages of the world today, have some words that have its roots in the Yoruba Language.

I actually believe that the Greek Language and the Greek People are Descendants of the Yoruba People, due to the similarity in the Greek Language structure and Yoruba, the Greek Culture and Yoruba Culture, the Greek Mentality and Yoruba Mentality.

The similarity of these two Peoples is too overwhelming to be a coincidence.

What arouses my interest in the language is, its dynamism, although it originates in Nigeria, it is spoken in the Republic of Benin, Cuba, Brazil, and in Religious Ceremonies in Haiti, actually, in the Haitian religious system, it is believed that; after death the Soul travels back to Ile-Ife the Paradise.

Ile-Ife on Co-Ordinates: Longitude: 7°28’14.54″N and Latitude: 4°33’23.94″E. In the West of Nigeria; is believed to be the physical and Spiritual Center of the World, it is believed in Yoruba etymology that Ile-Ife is the SOURCE of all humans in the World today. Even the name Adam is a Yoruba word- Adamo=Created from Clay.

Yoruba is spoken in more than fifty dialects in Nigeria with each generation adding its own slang; although an ancient language this flexibility makes Yoruba a modern language to each generation.

The latest addition into the Yoruba vocabulary is the word “EFFICY”.

This word was coined into the Yoruba Language by the “419 Boys” (The Notorious Nigerian Scammers in Lagos).

This word EFFICY originates from the English word EFFECT, like in Film Effect, to make what is not appearing real.
This word EFFICY is commonly used today as a Yoruba word among the youths, for example, if a girl is well dressed and made-up, her friends may say, this EFFICY (i.e. make believe) of yours is Superb, meant as a compliment.

I was thinking of the above and my beloved Country of Birth yesterday evening, upon my bed; before I drifted into the unknown world of Dreams, then my mind drifted to a scene that happened in the mid-nineties, in my adopted Country, Finland.

I went into the MEMPHIS Restaurant and Cafeteria, right in the Center of Helsinki, to have an evening tea; MEMPHIS is famous for her Floor to Roof Glass Windows, I took my sit at an empty table beside the window, as I settled down, I saw by the window sill a golden cased NOKIA phone that was just released into the market in Finland the previous week, this latest Nokia phone was selling for about $800 USD. I picked the phone and gave it to the service person at the bar and went back to my table.

As I was enjoying my evening tea about fifteen minutes later, a gentle man between the age of thirty two and thirty five years old; dressed in a business suit carrying a portfolio rushed into the Cafeteria side of the Restaurant and came straight at my table, his eyes searching the breath and length of the wide window and its sill.

In the typically Shy, Polite, Respectful and Civilized Finnish way of handling things, the man did not say a word to me. I was curious to see if he will talk to me first, he just walk up and down the Cafeteria, his eyes scorching the window sill.

When I was sure, he is not about to ask me anything, I asked him, if I can help him, then he said, “I think, I left my phone somewhere here”.
I took him to the bar, told the bar person who was busy attending to other customers, that, this man is the owner of the mobile phone that I gave her.

After he has collected his phone, he came to my table to thank me and offer to buy me any drink of my choice. I thanked him, and told him not to bother repaying me for doing my duty. He gave me his business card and say if I ever need any help in Finland, I should not hesitate to call on him.

Then he asked me what Country I came from, I told him Nigeria. He was so shocked that I thought he is going to have a heart attack. When he recovered from his initial shock, he sat at my table and asked me if I am sure that I am a Nigerian. I said I am. Then he said, if I am a Nigerian; how come I return his expensive Mobile Phone, because he receive scam letters from Nigerian Criminals on a daily basis, letters that has ran into hundreds by then.

That incident happened over twenty years ago and the “419 Boys” Scammers are still waxing strong in Nigeria today, my drowsiness left me I became saddened and wide awake thinking; why the Nigerian Government has not stopped this Cankerous Epidemic that has destroyed the Image of Nigeria and Nigerians in the World Community.

In this Saddened and Sleepless State, I realized that, why the so called Nigerian Government cannot stop the “419” epidemic is because the Government itself is a 419 Scam – an EFFICY – like everything else in the Nigerian Factor.

Nothing is what they seem. In Nigeria, the Government is not a Government, a Police Man is not a Police Man, Power Authority is not generating Energy, a Taxi is not a Taxi, an Hospital is not a Hospital, an Institution of Higher Learning is not what it is suppose to be, the Air Port is not an Airport, a Hotel is not an Hotel, everything is just an Illusion of the real thing in other Countries.

In Intelligent Countries of the World, the purpose of a Government is to Serve, Nurture, Plan and Provide for her Citizens.
In Nigeria the purpose of Government is to oppress the Citizens, Destroy the Middle Class, and Plunder the National Wealth, Siphon Stolen Money to Foreign Banks, the Nigerian Government is not performing the Functions of a Real Government, so, the Nigerian Government is a 419 Scam, a Make Believe an Illusion an EFFICY.

The purpose of a Police Force in any Nation is to preserve Law and Order, uphold Peace and Justice.

Nigeria too has a Police Force, like any other Nation in the World, only the Nigerian Police Force is the Arbiter of Corruption (One Inspector General of the Nigerian Police was once caught with Millions of Nigerian Naira, Pound Sterling and US Dollars) hidden in his Office. The Nigerian Police is the embodiment of Lawlessness, Disorder, Sorrow and Injustice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b4K1vV6wyw

So, the Nigerian Police Force is a fake Organization it is a 419 Scam, an EFFICY.

Every Country has a Power Generating Corporation, that supply Electricity to the People of that Country, Nigeria has too, it is called NEPA, for the past 40 years with Billions of US Dollars spent on Energy, Nigerians are yet to see the Light. So NEPA is a Scam a 419 an EFFICY.

Not to tire my readers, the above happens in all areas of human Endeavor in Nigeria. Education, Aviation, Military, Communication e.t.c.

The Chibok Girls Saga, vindicates what I wrote above. Nigerian Army is probably the Biggest Army in Africa. With Billions of US Dollars spent on Security Annually.
Yet the Nigerian Military is unable to wipe out a rag-tag BOKO HARAM off the Surface of the Earth. Why? !!!

Because the Nigerian Army has turned into a 419 Enterprise, a Make Belief an Illusion of what a National Army are elsewhere. The Nigerian Generals are interested only in making their Thieving Fortune in the Nigerian Oil Industry.
They are less concerned with the Security of the Country, because they know that if Push comes to Shove, they will run away to England or America to enjoy their Nigerian Stolen Wealth.
So the Nigerian Army is a Scam a 419 an EFFICY.

If our Leaders are Serious in Making our Country a Truly Great Nation, they should throw away their Agbada and all other Flowing Gowns, put on their Khaki Knickers and Roll Up Their Sleeves.

The job of Building a Nation is a Very Serious Business; it is one of the Highest Honors that can be given to a Person. It is not a Position to Amass Wealth and have a Good Time, to Collect all Types of Allowances including Costume Allowance, while Refusing to increase the Minimum Wage in the Country from $50 USD to $100 USD Per Month, this is Repulsive, Inhuman and Unjust, it is like giving Men’s Jobs to Boys, only CLOWNS working in Children Department of Television Stations receive Costume Allowance.

This is a Time for our Nation Building, it is not a Party time Yet.


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