I wrote a piece to Gov Obiano on the mistake of reopening our Doors from confinement..
https://oderaigbo.blogspot.com/2020/04/appeal-to-gov.html?m=1
Let me just believe that the Governor out of concern or fear of the Bishops who are more concerned about monetary income than Spiritual well being, and good health of the congregants, may have pushed the Governor into this premature ejaculation.
It baffled me that before Governor Obiano finish making pronouncement on the relaxing of the Quarantine,A Catholic Bishop has started spreading his letters to churches for renewal of Service on Sunday, even at the expense of those small minded zealots.
I have taking time to read again and watch all the Announcements of the Governor from the get go, there has never being a time he added Churches in his address which means he never closed the Church, but seems the Bishops leaned on him to include them in the reopening, one then wonders how he can open what he never closed.
Bishop of Rivers state showed more spiritual maturity than what we have in the East.
Gov Wike ask Churches to open for Easter(As of Church will trade for season) and the Bishop ask churches to shut the door and stay quarantined because there is no basis for such meager window that may end up tearing the health of the congregation apart.
Let's just agree that same way Traders are angling for the Shops to open, is same way the Bishops are angling for thier own Shops, which is individuals that believe in sacredness of the Cross.
But it bothers me that despite the undisputed fact that Ndigbo are more educated than many tribes in Africa, when it comes to money, we act like Nerds.
We want to rush and open shops and business because we erroneously believe that Hunger may kill person, which is true, but if you go out to that shop and import this dread into your house, do you think you will be half sick to even remember where your shop is?.
Then you affect your family, who then will man the Shop?
Do you think that your worries then would be, business or "Should we live or die?".
May be many have not seen Emergency halls in Hospitals, where Men, traders, Civil servant's have thier legs hung on POP and none ever think about the shops or what happens to the wealth, what worries them is, can they ever walk again with both legs?.
In our haste to go out and snipe the nails of Lion (Ibe Agu Mbo), we forgot that ewelu gbanu gbanu gwujie Ji, esekpulu Ani gwuputa ya (When you tries harvesting Yam in a hurry and cut it in half, you have to kneel down and start chasing the remaining half).
Yes, we must go back to make money, but have we actually ask "is it safe for us to venture out?".
I have not seen one who is at his house while it rains CAT AND DOG outside , then without Umbrella, he ventures into the rain, it can be called sheer Stupidity.
If Gov Obiano ask us to move about, we should ask self, is it the right thing or he is using us as a bait?.
Unless there is assurance that this Corona Virus has been exterminated, and it is no longer a threat, that is only when we can say.. Let's move back to Normalcy.
The Bishops and other Pentecostal Leaders are more concern with dwindled sources of income, because no matter how dry you are they must ask for Seed, offering and some for Tithe, despite the fact that nobody is earning anything, they will make you pay with your blood if it can translate to money.
I am worried that we have a bad situation now, let's not aggravate it to disaster for when it gets to that, our worries will not be limited to ife afo ga eri, but how to stay alive.
The Governor may have done the wishes of the Bishops, for the interest of the Bishops and also to stack his Political Aces in future elections, but the people who are the Led should refuse to serve as the bait.
If Churches believe that it's time to deal with Corona Virus and it must be in the Church , they should read
Matthew 8:5-13 New International Version (NIV)
The Faith of the Centurion
5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6 “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”
7 Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”
8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.. End of quote.
I rest my Plea and with my hands clasped and wishing we won't walk into Hynea Coven just to prod it, because we think that DANIEL was in the Lions Den and nothing happened ... JACKALS doesn't have problem with Stupidity.
Mazi Odera POg JP preparing to hit Abakiliki street this Evening for trial and no errors.
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