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We need help for Nigeria and Africa. Help should arise. Blessed with lots of capacities for development and natural resources, Nigeria and Africa are still crawling as an underdeveloped country and as a continent.

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Saviours Wanted! ..To Stop Nigeria from Dying

Sesan Oguntade

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“Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had known all the works of the Lord which He had done for Israel”. (Joshua 24:31)

“Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, ‘Do you want to be made well?’…Jesus said to him, ‘Rise take up your bed and walk’ “John 5: 5 – 8

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Part 1: What is ‘Killing’ Nigeria?

Chapter 1: Introduction to help for Nigeria and Africa

Africa at the last football world cup in Brazil (2014 world cup) did not only fail to reach the much coveted semi-final of a world cup but failed to show much promise as a result of her almost woeful performance in the tournament. Only Nigeria and Algeria ‘managed’ to reach the second round and both lost out at this stage of the competition. Unnecessary wrangling, in-house fighting, poor administrative set up and the likes grossly affected her performance and results.

The continent once again allowed lack of organisation, dishonesty, lack of a true success system, lack of a true leadership, negative and corrupt attitude of individuals to stop her from having a great result at the mundial. The result of this high-level irresponsibility is the absence of a world cup winning ticket for many years now and it may continue this way at this level for many years to come!

We could do well at the lower age grade competitions because not much is at stake in terms of the need for organisation, proper system set up, individual responsibility and we could rely on the individual talents of our players to get results at this level. We have seen that we have not really been able to replicate this same age-grade competition successes at the highest level where a lot more is required in terms of all the factors I mentioned above.

What I have described above perfectly describes the major reason why African countries have not joined the top leagues of the world’s top economies. Poverty, injustice, corruption, political instability and so on are the order of the day. The continent has cringed for so long under the weight of these problems for many years now and they have confined her to a ‘sick bed’ ready for the ‘grave’ any moment from now!

Nigeria’s Pathetic Case

Nigeria’s case is more pathetic. She prides herself as the most populous black nation in the world and I believe she also comes top as the nation who has performed well in most of the negative vices that I listed above. These problems which appear to remain glued to Nigeria for years now has contributed to her ‘illness’ for many years and has put her on the sick bed for a long time now. Nigeria is ‘dying’ and she needs saviours and helpers who will prevent her from ‘dying’!

The big question is: ‘Can Nigeria have the opportunity to get a good system in place, good organizational set up, honest and responsible leadership, honest individuals who will prevent her from dying’? The rest of this book will try to answer this and more.

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Chapter 2: Help for Nigeria and Africa: Look at These Common Scenarios

How many present-day graduates in Nigeria can boast of personally writing and passing their Ordinary Level School Certificate Examinations? Parents have joined the evil crusade of hiring ‘mercenaries’ (those corrupt teachers who go into a contract with a parent or student or school to sit and write examinations for students) to write examinations for their children. They even put pressures on schools to join in this malpractice that has the potential to destroy the future of their children and have a crushing effect on Nigeria. Some schools and educational centres are set up primarily to write examinations for students.
Nigeria’s higher institutions is filled with corrupt lecturers who are shamefully in the business of collecting bribes from students before they can be allowed to get good grades in their courses.
You will need to avail yourself the opportunity of having a business to transact in any government office in Nigeria and see the level of corruption that is in place in the various offices.
The Nigerian people are ready to sell their souls and conscience with just 5 cups of rice or a 5 – yard Ankara cloth to vote for a wrong candidate during elections.
The government have encouraged touts in our motor parks today because they are ready tools to fulfill their selfish, political ambitions.

Let Us Look Further More

Nigerians have turned to spiritual institutions for solutions but I want you to read these scenarios:

The immorality and mediocrity in all forms have played their ways even into these main spiritual institutions (Islam, indigenous beliefs, Christianity). The terrorists have destroyed themselves and other innocent lives claiming they are following the injunction of the Holy Quran. Some important Islamic leaders kept mum for a long time until things began to get out of hands.
We have discovered many shrines in some parts of the country where innocent individuals are been sacrificed for ritual purposes. These are individuals these spiritual institutions are supposed to protect and make better for the good of the society and Nigeria.
Today, lots of crooked money mongers and devil – infested fellows are planting churches everywhere deceiving and ripping off the individuals they are supposed to shepherd to be great citizens of the country. This is fulfilling the end – time prophecy of Jesus that “For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect” (Mathew 24: 24). In my opinion, these people kill more people today ‘legally’ than those throwing bombs all around. They have legal rights to the core of the being of the people and they do a bad job regularly until they turn these individuals into devil – infested crooks who will in turn unleash their evil on the society thereby prolonging Nigeria’s stay on the sick bed! Today, you have to get back home from every church service and put the sermon you have heard on the Bunsen burner or else you will just find out that you have allowed yourself to be taken down the ladder of spiritual and moral decency inside a church fellowship and during a sermon!

The summary: The spiritual institutions (with the exceptions of very few ones) have not really done enough to prevent the death of this country!

Chapter 3: What is ‘Killing’ Nigeria?

When the content of a soft drink bottle is bad, it should be opened, spilled, replaced and the bottle cleaned. I want you to note that it may not be necessary to destroy the bottle itself but the content is replaced with the same liquid and then covered again. The problem with Nigeria is not Nigeria but Nigerians! Nigeria is the soft drink bottle; the individuals (I and you if you are a Nigerian reading this) are the contents of the bottle which needs replacement!

Nigeria, as a country is not the one that has refused to set up a dependable system, work out proper organizational structure and put the right people in place that will manage her affairs effectively. She is not the one that is killing her citizens for rituals, encouraging corruption in all facet of her existence, setting up spiritual institutions to deceive and corrupt the people.

The individuals (you and I) are the ones carrying out these shameful activities and leading her to death. The Individuals are the ones suffocating the country and it appears they don’t want to let go until they take life out of her!

The Driving Force

The driving force of an average Nigerian is money and not honesty, integrity and love for God. As a result of this, the society and the government of the day at all levels automatically have money and material acquisitions as their driving force (remember that those in government are products of the society). An average Nigerian can do anything to make money! When money is the driving force of any individual or nation, then we should understand that sin and the devil are not far. Most times, illness and death are the results. I am not surprised Nigeria is on the sick bed!

How Church Leaders Have Contributed to This

I am glad we are witnessing tremendous increase in the number of churches in our country as many denominations are expanding by planting churches in every nooks and crannies of Nigeria. It is however sad that many of these denominations are not balancing expansion with quality. Most of the churches are planting new churches and installing incompetent leaders in these new churches. It is very common today to see people who are not even born again at the helm of affairs in these new churches.

The main focus of some of these Christian leaders is on quantity and not quality. Yet, we saw how the early Christian leaders in the book of Acts diligently picked worthy, Spirit – filled leaders in the person of Stephen, Philip and the rest to carry out leadership duties (Acts 6).

This ugly situation has therefore reduced or destroyed the capacity of the church nowadays to help the country out of her sick bed. When incompetent leaders are placed at the helm of affairs in new churches, you can be sure they will not be able to raise good followers and this will eventually rub off negatively on the ‘health’ of the country. Yes i agree it is a daunting task, yet I expect the church leaders to put more attention on the task of installing competent, Spirit -filled leaders in their new churches.

Can Today’s Government Prevent the ‘Death’ of Nigeria?

The answer is no! Today’s government can’t! We have missed and will continue to miss a solution if we continue to expect a miracle or magic from the government of the day at all levels. The today’s’ government are products of the society which has been in a bad state for many years now as I have shown above. Every society is a product of the actions and inactions of the individuals who make up the society.

Men, woman, children, students on the street, students in schools at all levels, people in the market place, workers in government offices, lecturers in the higher institutions, pastors, imams, students of the bible or Koran or indigenous beliefs and any other in this country, over the years, have formed the makeup of the corrupt society that we have today and this same society has continued to produce leaders that have nothing to give the country except to add to her ‘ailment’ in order to ensure her death!

Nigeria is an individual that has been bedridden for many years now as a result of the individuals who occupy her territory and death is seriously staring her in the face. She needs help!

Chapter 4: Help for Nigeria and Africa: Who Will Help Her?

We have sometimes mentioned the family as the smallest institutions that must be touched in order for us to have a change that will save Nigeria from death but I beg to disagree! Before the family comes the institution called the individual Institution.

Individuals are the ones who come together as husbands and wives to bring up more individuals as children thereby forming a family. When individuals thirst, hunger, vote and fight for change, it can rub off on the family and the family can go on to affect the society positively and then qualify leaders can be produced for Nigeria. This is quality leadership that can drive this “sick” or “bedridden” Nigeria out of her sick bed!

Can you imagine how our society can be transformed if a man can beat upon his chest and vote for good no matter what it will cost him and then transfer these values unto his wife and then the children? Can you think of the long – term positive effect on Nigeria if a youth (either male or female) in the higher institution can vote for and do good no matter the odds against him or her?

Can you think of how Nigeria can greatly benefit if our secondary schools have teachers and leaders who have voted for good and are imparting these values into their students in words and in practice? This will surely rub soothing balm on the body of Nigeria to ease her pains and cure her sickness.

The Need for Personal Evaluation and Consultation

The government of today just like as wrote earlier, cannot save Nigeria from “dying”. The society as we have it today cannot help either. The general family structure as we have it today may not have the moral standing to help this country.

The task lie on every individual at whatever age, level, position to find time for a personal consultation with themselves and come out with a resolution to contribute their own quota to save Nigeria our dear country from dying” a painful death!

I loved the story of this biblical personality called Zacchaeus, a sinner, a chief tax collector, and a rich man in Luke chapter 19. He was touched by the message of Jesus, he consulted privately with himself for few minutes, stood up and smote upon his breast declaring his readiness to start doing things the right way. Luke 19: 8 captures it this way:

“Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, ‘Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if i have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold’ ”.

I want you to imagine if the Nigerian leadership (those in government) as we have it today can as individuals do this personal consultation and re-evaluation of themselves and come out to act like Zacchaeus. This will go a long way to rub off positively on their followers and this can bring a positive societal change that can bring strength to the “dying” bones and bodies of Nigeria on her sick bed.

The “sick” “spirit” of bedridden Nigeria will have life rushed down through it and bring it alive. And because the spirit of a man sustains its infirmity (Proverbs 18: 14), the lively Nigerian spirit will bring health to her dying body.

How Can Individuals Be Influenced to Do Good?

The teaching of moral instructions as we have it today in our schools will not help. The planting of more spiritual institutions in every nook and crannies of the nation may not help either. The buck passing by the various political organizations will also not help.

What then can help?

I am moving into the next section of this book. I started out to write a book that will be devoid of religious and political bias and I believe I have done a good job so far. I wanted every Nigerian to read this and embrace the message.

However, the next section will be sharing my own experience from my religious viewpoint on how I believe individuals can be touched or influenced to start doing good. If you want to read on no matter your religious views, you can do so. If however, you don’t want to read on, I believe the first part of this report has shown you very clearly the major factor putting Nigeria on the sick bed and which is threatening daily to take life out of her!

If you want to stop here, you should personally do a “Zacchaeus Re-evaluation” of yourself and find out the part you can begin to play so that Nigeria can become a better society, bubbling with life, excitement and Godliness.

However, I advise you to read on and check out further my prescription on the best way to touch an individual to bring about a lasting change which will bring good to the society and thereby help our “sick” country out her sick bed.

Part 2: The Permanent Cure for “Sick” Nigeria

Chapter 5: The Cure for Immorality of Every Form

For every case of immorality (corruption, irresponsibility, cheating and the rest), sound and Godly spirituality is the solution. Even for people who have morally soundness, there is a limit to where their morality can carry them. Any day, I will not go with a man of high moral standing but low spiritual standing because I know his morals will not carry him far. However, if every individual in this country can first vote for sound and Godly spirituality, then we would have took a major step towards helping this country out of her sick bed.

Man is a triune being (spirit, soul and body). The spirit is the core of his being. When his spirit is ‘faulty’, his person is ‘faulty’. When his person is faulty, he will create a faulty society around himself. When the society is faulty, the country stays on the sick bed expecting her death any time!

Spirituality, as I have mentioned above goes beyond leaning on any spiritual institution perpetually for help. Many people don’t have a personal spiritual standing before God, they rely only on the spirituality of their pastors or the confines of their church fellowships for identity. It is not bad to be mentored or helped by these but you need a personal spiritual standing or identity to benefit maximally from these.

We are made in God’s image (Genesis 1: 26) and He is a Spirit, so we are principally spirit beings. Adam was the first man God made in His image and he created a great environment or society around himself until he sinned and died spiritually (Genesis 3: 6 – 7).

Jesus, the last Adam says in John 10:10… “… I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly”. For spiritual liveliness, an individual must embrace what Jesus did on the cross at Calvary by confessing Him as Lord and Saviour so that he or she can become born again and begin to receive the ‘spiritual juice’ of God into his or her spirit which will always help him or her to live clean.

A reconnection is important for the ‘spiritual juice’ of God to start flowing into the spirit of an individual. Adam enjoyed this ‘juice’ flow before he fell to sin and corruption. The first Adam failed and fell, he can’t give you this reconnection, the last Adam, Jesus did not fail (He knew no sin) and He gave Himself as a sacrifice to wipe off our sin. This is a sacrifice everyone must embrace to allow a reconnection to the good Spirit of God which will then begin to give us this ‘spiritual juice’ that is needed to live sound and Godly spiritual lives.

This is a foundational requirement to influence an individual to do good; the touching of the core of his being with the life and Spirit of His Maker, God almighty. No one can be good outside this arrangement as Jesus declared in John 15:5b: “…for without Me, you can do nothing”

You should note that this valuable ‘spiritual juice’ is not meant to be cut off just like Adam did. It is a provision designed to give strength to you to do well. Allowing sin and corruption cut off this ‘juice’! When there is a reconnection it sets the stage for the following:

Capacity to benefit immensely from God – ordained servants, churches, ministries, books etc.
A discovery of why God made you and planted you on this earth. I want you to think of what our society will be like if all individuals are able to discover their God – given earth mission and settle with it. They will be so busy with it and will give no room for any corruption that can continuously put Nigeria on the sick bed.
Capacity to help others to discover who they are and also to teach them the way of God’s righteousness.

A personal consultation or re-evaluation is not possible if you neglect the facts I have stated above. They should form the foundation upon which you carry out your consultation or re-evaluation.

If you are reading this and you want to embrace the sacrifice for our sin which Jesus carried out on the cross at Calvary so that you can begin your personal re-evaluation and consultation, you will need to confess your sins, repent from them, confess and accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour in a prayer of faith to God almighty. If you are ready to say this prayer, you should do so below:

“Father in heaven, forgive my sinful past. I believe Jesus Christ died for my sins and His shed blood has wiped away my sins. I believe He is the Son of the Living God. I accept Him as my Lord and Saviour. I want Him to begin to rule in my life as from now on. I believe I am saved. Thank you God for hearing my prayer”.

Congratulations! This is going to be the greatest decision you will ever take. Congratulations once again! Now begin to enjoy Christ unlimited and good success will never elude you again.

Chapter 6: The Saviours Are You and I

A sick man was bed ridden for thirty eight years. He had been at this state for so long and there was no hope of coming out of it. The people around him were not ready to help him into the water that was meant to cure his sickness when it is stirred by an angel. Everyone selfishly minded their own businesses and left this man to his troubles. He was already condemned to die at this position.

However, an individual (Jesus) came into the scene. He took a decision to be different. He was an individual who had the spiritual juice flowing through His Spirit from heaven. He was an individual who had not allowed any corruption to stop this spiritual juice. An individual who was purpose – driven. He came into the scene and touched the life of the sick man. The sick man received his healing instantly.

This story is the popularly biblical story of the sick man at the pool of Bethsaida who received his healing when Jesus ministered to him. You can find this story in John 5: 5 – 8. Now rounding off this book, this is how the story applies to you, me and Nigeria: The sick patient is Nigeria.

Nigeria has been bedridden for many years now. Solution is coming from nowhere to cure her sickness. Almost everyone is selfishly minding their own businesses. Nigeria, on the sick bed has resigned herself to fate. She is dying daily and expects her own final burial soon. You and I are the Jesus’ representatives (saviours) that must come into the scene to help Nigeria out of her sick bed.

Yes, you and I. All of us (starting from the president of Nigeria to a boy or girl in a remote village in Maiduguri) must stop the buck passing, mudslinging and the blame game and go on a personal re-evaluation to check how we have contributed to put Nigeria on her sick bed. We can then come out to beat our chest and declare our readiness to ‘punch’ sickness out of the veins, bones and body of Nigeria.

Reformation Must Be From the Bottom to the Top

Nigerians must understand that the reformation that will begin to put strength and vigour into the health of Nigeria must start from the bottom to the top and not the other way round. The simple definition of this bottom starts with you and I, then to our families, then to the society and then to the nation. As you read the last statement of this report, you should begin the process or journey of re-evaluation of self and let this kick-start a new beginning for you and our dear country.

Finally, remember the wise saying of King Solomon in Proverbs 11:11, ‘When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes…”. Are you a right living individual?

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The Ultimate Decision

“For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:10). If you have not known Jesus but you have enjoyed the success principles described in this book and you want to give your life to Jesus so that these principles can start working in your life, you can say the following in prayer: