the Synagogue Church of All Nations has
given his opinion on the 2015 elections saying
the exercise may fail to happen in a few states
battling against the menace of Boko Haram.
Peoples Democratic Party and the opposition, All
Progressives Congress saying they are similar in
spirit.
Read excerpts from the interview below:
There are so many troubles in Nigeria today,
problems with insecurity, threats to national unity
and political man oeuvres by rival political parties.
What are your comments concerning these troubled
times in the country?
It is a normal thing for a country that has a bright
future, Gods promise. A bright future always attracts
persecution, condemnation and enemies when it’s
realizedthat the future is bright; you will see a lot of
pressures and threats.
The country is on the path to
greatness; it will compete with any Western nation in
the future and the Western nations know that Nigeria
is going to be a giant.
That is why their support in
these trying times is needed. There is no country that
has not passed through this.
All the countries that have become great today, they
all passed through turbulence that nearly consumed
them. How we manage the situation matters. If we
don’t manage it well, we will not witness the
greatness. It is not that the greatness would not come
but it would not be for our generation. The greatness
will still come but for the coming generation.
With the turbulence being experienced in
some states of the federation; and the election
just around the corner, how do you think this
will play out?
Elections will not happen in some states because of
the frequent attacks. This could affect between three
to four states. The states would be a no-go area due to
violence and elections would not take place in those
states unless we move closer to God. We must
intensify our prayers.
This is what God has showed
me and you can imagine what would happen if
elections don't hold in those states. It would have
great implication for our democracy.
How should we manage it?
We should not allow the politicians to politicize all
the areas of our lives. For example if you want to
enjoy anything, you have to be part of their party to
get a job etc. Unless you are part of their party, you
cannot benefit from things that should be available to
you as a citizen. Look at electricity, health etc. they
have politicized everything. Even religion has been
politicized; Christianity has been politicized.
Politicians go to church; the pulpit is where they
campaign now.
Even they go to churches and mosques to bomb them.
These are people in church who had gone to pray for
themselves. Must everybody become a politician?
How we handle the situation at hand now matters. If
the situation is not well managed, we will find
ourselves postponing the great Nigeria, meaning we
will not witness it but it would be witnessed by our
children.
Don't let us politicize every area of our lives. Let us
carefully play our politics with keen decency because
2015 matters in the history of Nigeria. It is either we
cross the bridge successfully or it collapses. A good
Nigerian that wants this greatness should be able to
pay whatever proper price that is needed to be paid
to make this dream of a great Nigeria possible. If
your being in politics will make this greatness come,
then join. From now to 2015 is a very important
period in the history of Nigeria and if we don’t
manage the situation well, our democracy would be
What can you say about APC and PDP?
In body we can call it APC and PDP but in spirit, they
are one and the same thing. I am yet to see the
difference. I am looking forward to seeing the
difference.
With the situation in the country today and the
agitation on 2015, what advice do you have for
politicians not to create more tension in the polity
and what is the way out?
The advice; many of us need to leave politics while
many others need to join, in order to inject fresh
blood. The people that need to leave politics are not
the common people
