Nigeria’s crisis is no longer just political or economic—it is deeply spiritual. We are a nation hemorrhaging not only from bad leadership but from hardened hearts and moral decay. Elections come and go, but the soul of the nation remains sick. Prayer meetings abound, yet corruption thrives. Fasting increases, yet injustice multiplies. The disconnection between public piety and private wickedness has made us a nation that kneels without changing. As 2 Chronicles 7:14 pleads, healing doesn’t come through religion but repentance—“If my people… will humble themselves and pray… then I will heal their land.”
There is no shortage of religious activity in Nigeria. Churches and mosques rise like mushrooms after rain. But where is the fruit? Where is the mercy, the justice, the neighborliness? Pastor Chris Oyakhilome once said, “God is not looking for a strong Nigeria; He is looking for a surrendered Nigeria.” Until our altars are matched with altered hearts, revival will remain a myth. Constructively, we must admit that our spiritual culture often masks political cowardice. Too many religious leaders have become court jesters to politicians, blessing thrones without challenging the rot beneath them.
Our unity, too, has become fragile—held together more by denial than conviction. Ethnic fault lines deepen, and hate speech becomes a weapon of political survival. Yet the same mouths that chant “One Nigeria” on Sunday, curse other tribes on Monday. Unity without truth is hypocrisy; reconciliation without justice is emotional manipulation. Nigeria must confess its historic wounds, not sweep them under the carpet. As the late Prophet T.B. Joshua warned, “You cannot rewrite history with hatred and expect peace.”
If this nation must heal, then humility must become a national culture. We must teach repentance in schools, integrity in politics, and mercy in mosques. Let every home become an altar, not just for survival prayers, but for sincere transformation. The burden is not only on government—it is on the governed. We cannot keep outsourcing responsibility to Abuja while stealing electricity meters in our compounds. Personal change is the seed of national transformation.
In conclusion, Nigeria does not need more slogans or summit declarations. It needs a moral awakening—a return to truth, to love, and to God. Not the God of politics, but the God of justice. Not the God of showmanship, but the God of substance. It is time we stopped kneeling for miracles and started walking in righteousness. Because only then—only when Nigeria bends its knees in true repentance—can God stretch His hand and heal this land.
– Inah Boniface Ocholi writes from Ayah – Igalamela/Odolu LGA, Kogi state.
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