Nigeria: When Shall We Cry Out to God for Help?

opinion

Five days ago, President Goodluck Jonathan changed two of his top security management team. That move indicates quite clearly that like many Nigerians, Jonathan believes that the solution to the many complex and multifaceted problems besetting our country right now lies in human efforts. To some of us, that thinking by Jonathan and some of our compatriots is not correct.

For me and those who belong to my school of thought which believes that the spiritual controls the physical, it is our humble view that while there is nothing wrong with taking human steps, what we need most in our present circumstances is to go spiritual first before human efforts can have the desired results.

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