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| Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon |
A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu
Gowon, on Sunday, said it was not too late for Nigerians to re-define
and re-order the country, noting that the current occurrences in the
nation called for sober reflection.
Gowon, according to a statement by the
Ondo State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kayode Akinmade, stated
this in his message during the first session of the 11th Synod of the
Anglican Diocese of Owo, held at the Saint Andrew’s Anglican Church,
Uso, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday.
The former Head of State and Ondo State
Governor Olusegun Mimiko, according to the statement, were special
guests of honour at the event where both men were honoured for their
meritorious service to the work of God.
Gowon said, “What is happening in our country today calls for sober reflections, as we entreat God on behalf of our nation.
“I want to believe that in spite of the
gloomy situation made manifest by the escalating security and political
challenges in our nation, the church in Nigeria, given its spiritual and
human resources, occupies a strategic position to trigger processes
aimed at re-making, enforcing and reinforcing the blessings of Jubilee.
“It is not late to re-define and re-order Nigeria.”
The former Head of State attributed the
current state of the nation to the effect of her Jubilee celebrated in
2010, a year he described as that of liberty and restoration for the
country.
“Nigeria has been ushered into her long
season of Jubilee; in spite of the huge challenges she faces as a nation
we can say that the blessings and spirit of Jubilee still abide with
us.
“We must not lose sight of one major
fact, which is that the battle is usually fiercest in the years closest
to or immediately after Jubilee,” he said.
The former Head of State added,
“Whenever a nation approaches her Jubilee all hell would seem to be let
loose and the devil will orchestrate events and issues that will create
confusion, uncertainty, fear and unrest.
“In the search for scapegoat to bear the
blame of the multitude of challenges that confront the country,
however, many have opted to zero in on the hosting of the Black and
African Festival of Arts and Culture that took place in 1977, which my
administration initiated.
“FESTAC 77 was neither meant to showcase
idols nor promote idol worshiping in the country and should not be an
excuse for the nation’s malaise.”
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