By; SANI ALIYU, Zaria
The Bishop of First Baptist Church, Sabon Gari, Zaria, Rev. Isaac Gbadero has called on Nigerian leaders to put fear of Gold in their leadership style to save the country from any form of violence.
He stated this in his Christmas message, which he said the call became necessary as God directed them to remind leaders on what they should do and what they should avoid.
Gbadero said, the 2023 elections have come and gone, well some might say, not quite, despite the controversies, most of the processes have been concluded.
According to him, in the course of the elections and their aftermath of violence, Nigeria did look like a crime scene.
The Bishop said, “we can’t gloss over any of these deep wounds and scars, and we must find healing which is not an easy job for any nation and there are no short cuts to nation building.
” However, the last few years did test our collective resolve to stay united and now, the government must devise strategies for achieving reconciliation which has eluded us,” he said.
Reverend Gbadero reminded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that, “Now, you have what you prayed for, what you dreamt of, what you longed for over twenty years, you have plotted to be our President.
“For years, you campaigned for a new Nigeria through restructuring or overhauling the defective machinery of the Nigerian state and for years, you fought the military and other forms of dictatorships”.
The Bishop said the future of our country is in your hands. Mr. President, with no excuses before God or the people of Nigeria. Neither God nor history will not forgive you if you fail.
He said the problems of Nigeria are deep seated and they are based on a culture of corruption that has become the foundation stone of governance.
While the evil structures has to be dismantled as Nigeria’s problems will not be resolved by palliatives.
“On the killings of Nigerians by whatever name must end now and these senseless killings, abductions, extortions and kidnappings have to end and the sacredness and sanctity of human life restored.
“A culture of compensation to victims must be institutionalized and states must take full responsibility while criminals or those who hide them are fished out.
“There must be a deliberate effort to restore hope on the faces of the poor and vulnerable in our society. We have heard the familiar stories of empty treasuries, and the efforts at investigations.
“I appeal to you all, let us stay the course in hope. God will do great things for our nation, but we each must renew our commitment towards self-examination and repentance.
“Good politics and good politicians can bring about change, but all of these require the commitment and honesty of citizens to be honest at all levels,” he said.
He therefore, called on Christians in particular in this season to become real models of our faith, while the call to be a Christian is not a call to join an association or a club.
