In the world of religions, especially in the religion of Christianity, these pastors and bishops that are known to their ignorant and vulnerable followers, financial givers and supporters as the "men of God" are put above the sound doctrinal teachings of the Holy Bible and the deity, the teachings and the words of Jesus Christ who is the only reason as well as the only central personality behind the whole essence of the Christian faith. In the religion of Islam, the pattern is the same. These Imams or the koranic teachers and their religious instructions, directives and fatwas to their fanatical followers rule supreme in the life of an average gullible Muslim in Nigeria today.
We are a nation of religious bigots and fanatics. We have the largest numbers of Churches and Mosques in the world and we are still behind the rest of the world in 2012 in terms of human development indicators, such as life expectancy, standards of living, availability of social services, modern infrastructures, security of life and properties, educational and employment opportunities for our youths who are our only hope and future for this nation. Our problems today in Nigeria are bigger than Boko Haram and its menace in the Northern Nigeria. We are a failing nation in the making, our government is bulit on electoral frauds, our leaders are soiled deeply with official corruption, our state policy makers are political opportunists and mediocres who are busy mismanaging and wasting our state funds. We are surrounded by lawlessness and brutality of the highest orders. Our oil revenus only benefit our corrupt leaders and our top government officials. Our nation does not work fairly for all Nigerians from all ethnic, religious, social and cultural backgrounds.
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