My fellow Nigerians, I tell you the utmost word of truth, unless your unity surpasses that of the Niger and Benue, ye shall lose the political kingdom of Nigeria, realizable only by giving every Nigerian their due.
Ezekiel 3:18. "When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand." Ezekiel 3:20. "(When) a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I place an obstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand." Ezekiel 33:6. "(If) the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman’s hand."
Ezekiel 33:8. "When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require from your hand."
“United we stand, divided we fall”, and “Unity in Diversity”, JOHN ODEY ADUMA here echoes two very popular and age-long dicta to again warn the Nigerian people of the danger in casting out from the top echelon of the Nigerian polity and regarding Ndigbo perpetually as Osus not to be companied and associated with within the Nigerian Federation. In this his continuation of his Ndigbo Presidential Project 2023, now in its 4th series, Mr Aduma is reiterating that national unity includes being conscious, acknowledging and recognising the fact that our diversity must go hand in hand with the nation practising and applying justice, fairness and universal altruism to all its citizenry, especially in all that it thinks, says and does.
Also, under this campaign and project of his, he is reminding his fellow Nigerians to cultivate and embrace national large-heartedness of give and take, live and let live and what is good for the Fulanis, the Hausas, the Kanuris, the Shuwa Arabs, the Arabs, the Yorubas and the Ijaws is equally good for other Nigerians, North and South, including Nidgbo. He therefore, prays and wishes the Nigerian state to do the right thing because it is the right thing to do and right every wrong of the past against Ndigbo and all of her citizens, whilst he is at the same time calling on God, all of humanity, friends of Nigeria worldwide and the children of the coming generations of Nigeria to bear witness to the fact that Nigeria today stands at a crossroads and equally at a threshold between correcting the errors of the past and keeping their country intact or foolishly continues with the status quo and cause things to fall apart:
Above everything else, Mr Aduma wonders if he would be able to record for posterity the Nigerian people know what is right and know how to do the right thing when the right time comes for them to do the right thing because it is right to know what is right and know how to do the right thing when the right time comes for them to do what is right to right every wrong of the past?
And those who genuinely know the right thing and how to do the right thing and when to do the right thing will not necessarily wait for others/some people to teach them to do the right thing and subsequently encourage them to do the right thing, how to do the right thing and when to do the right thing because they want them to do the right thing because it is the right thing to do the right thing and in doing the right thing, do the right thing rightly well and at the right time/season and at the right place and for the right reason/purpose.
JOHN ODEY ADUMA, AUTHOR OF THE JUST RELEASED BESTSELLER, "BE A BEACON OF HOPE IN THE WORLD: A MESSAGE TO YOUNG BRITAIN"
Another talk shop, another gathering of political eunuchs
His Holiness Pope Francis
At a time like this, a very strong moral and divine voice is needed…and that Voice from the Excellent Glory doth asketh the Bishop of Rome the self-same question which He asketh Moses: “WHAT IS THAT IN THYHAND” (Exodus 4:2)?
Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Welby. The matter at hand is beyond politicians, their talk shops and etcetera….not to speak out at a time like this is the worst form of betrayal and a most grievous sin against humanity.
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JOHN ODEY ADUMA, AUTHOR OF THE JUST RELEASED BESTSELLER, "BE A BEACON OF HOPE IN THE WORLD: A MESSAGE TO YOUNG BRITAIN"
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