The death of common sense

 In 2009 a Saudi Arabian liner carrying crude oil worth over $200million was hijacked by armed somalian pirates with all its crew on board. the dare devil pirates had stormed the Saudi Arabian ship along the west african coastline in a boat / ferry. They demanded a ransom half the price of the ship's worth of crude oil which was $100million from the Saudi Arabian company but after a two month ordeal of negotiations they settled for $2million which was paid and dropped off on a parachute from a helicopter into the ship's deck. upon confirmation the pirates released the crew, loaded their ferry with the loot of raw dollars and headed back into the sea but halfway the boat sank and two of the pirates died while one survived and was arrested. one would have thought with such huge success in the trade these guys would be wiser to buy a bigger boat atleast. 

common sense they say is not common in most parts of Africa or at least in Nigeria, i had read with dismay how a pension boss had appeared in court on monday and claimed guilty of stealing pension funds to the tune of $200million, one would have thought he would have be sent to a firing squad but he was granted bail and was asked to pay $1,500 by the presiding judge and was back on the street a free man. after a public outcry he is back in court and the judgement had been overturned.

Are we in an era were people don't think through or are we just the ones over thinking with our criticism? President Goodluck Johnathan had recently sent Nigerian troops to Mali to help quell the violence there. he had just announced the jamboree trip had already cost tax payers N9billion in less than two weeks. lets have a crucial look at this, Nigeria like Mali has religious violence also in some part of the north and has prompted international communities to send help to us, need i state here that Mali is of no importance to the world, except to france and as a result of this, the Malian faction of Al Qeadi dreaded terrorist group had pledge war in Nigeria. what do we gain in all of these?

following the lagos light rail projects, one would also laud Gov Fashola for at least providing trains to lagos which should commence operations in June this year however no one had questioned the quality of the trains. The trains about to be ferried to lagos are trains that had been abandoned in toronto by canada. They were used for over 30 years in toronto and upon signs of eminent danger as a result of frequent break downs and constant repairs they were recalled and replaced with brand new trains while the old ones were ferried to a dump site. these trains were given to Fashola for free and asked to be disposed as toxic and harmful, but on the contrary, they were ferried to the united states to be overhauled by a train mechanic and would be sent to lagos before march. Amist fun fare and parade they shall be commissioned and used. The big question is what does it cost to buy brand new trains using private partnership? lagos has the population of Canada as a whole of about 30 million.

its high time we noted that while we rigmarole parading ourselves as giants of africa, the world is laughing at the decisions we make which sets us back decades and increases the number of years to catch up on civilization.

leave God alone and let him rest....

Many of us are oblivious of the fact that a lot of pastors sell heaven to us as been heavenly nice but arent willing to go there now. They have body guards, SSS, they fly in private jets and when on land they are chaveur driving in the most expensive cars cemented with bullet and bomb proof just to live longer on earth. This indicates that earth is first our home and what ever happens in heaven shall be left for a later date. i have done a piece earliar about religion, the will of God and what we are expected to do as followers titiled "God can not be mocked" Nigerians are so religiously inclined that they frown at anyone who dares to be on the opposite side. i have heard of people asking for prayer for Nigeria even on facebook and i watched a video footage of a church asking its congregration to pray for Nigeria on new year's eve and i laughed. I am yet to read about any developed country that had prayed its way to greatness. the first problem of Nigeria is religion and not governance. God is not mocked, God dosen't provide jobs, constant power supply, healthcare, good roads, food, Blackberry subscription, american or uk visa, raw cash, and even a good government, all these and many more can only be provided by the person you voted in to rule you as seen in other nations and do not waste your time in sharing testimonies in churches after achieving any of these as it is supposed to be natural. The clear fact that there have been over 7 recorded cases of bombings in several catholic churches and other pentecostal churches nationwide without God stopping it prior with recorded deaths amounting to thousands is a clear indication that God is not and would never be involved in security but the police regardless of how much you pray to him.

What can God do and can't do? God is God regardless, he can not stop an accident from happening to anyone on a deplorable road without speed limits regardless of how much you pray to him, he is a just God and works by principle. if you do not study for an exam, you would face the consequence. why do we then think any different and belive so much in faith? faith truely works for those who are prepared for it, faith would work if all is put in place, if there is a good healthcare system, if there is constant power and if there is a good and accountable government and until then faith is just an illusion. faith can be when a couple have waited for a child for 10 years and finally have one so the sooner we realise that God is niether our problem nor solution, the better we move forward as a nation so lets leave God alone and let him rest while we face our problems head on.....