Igalaland is groaning — not from the absence of resources, but from the silence of vision. The land that once the beacon of courage in the old Northern region, the Igala nation now wrestles with identity crises and a leadership vacuum that mocks its ancestral glory. Yet amid the ruins, a spiritual cry resounds — for the manifestation of those who will rise as followers of God and leaders of men.
For decades, the soul of Igalaland has been in travail. Its people are yearning not just for a leader, but for a redeemer from the land— one whose loyalty is to God first and to the people next. The political corridors that once carried the scent of promise have turned into chambers of self-interest. The very elites who should defend the collective destiny of the Igala nation have become architects of its stagnation. But history has never been silent when a people begin to cry for righteous leadership. Every decay births a deliverer. Every betrayal calls forth a restorer.
Across the plains of Idah, the ancient capital, one can feel the pulse of prophecy — a yearning for divine intervention, a quiet expectation that men and women anointed with integrity will rise. These are not politicians of convenience, but nation-builders of conviction. As the late Prophet T.B. Joshua once declared, “When men fail God, He raises stones to praise Him.” Perhaps the season has come when God will raise stones — men and women untainted by greed — to rebuild the fallen walls of Igala’s pride.
The decline of Igalaland is not just political; it is spiritual. It began when altars of righteousness were replaced by thrones of vanity, when unity was exchanged for tribal vanity and godliness was mocked as weakness. A people who once fought side by side now trade truth for favour. The compass that once guided the tribe toward purpose has been corrupted by ego and envy. Yet hope is not lost. As Apostle Ayo Babalola said, “When a nation kneels before God, heaven will stand in her defence.”
What Igalaland needs is not another campaign slogan or a temporary alliance; it needs a moral resurrection. It needs leaders who fear God more than they fear losing an election. It needs voices who can speak truth to power without bending for bread. It needs followers who understand that leadership is not about lineage but about light. The time has come for the Igala sons and daughters scattered across Nigeria and diaspora to return, not necessarily by foot, but in purpose — to rebuild the moral economy of their fatherland.
As Kogi’s political pendulum continues to swing between illusion and reality, the Igala must remember their divine heritage — a people of might and mercy, of courage and compassion. Their true strength was never in number but in unity. Their greatest asset was never political connection but moral conviction. When the Igala rise again, it will not be through noise but through righteousness.
Igalaland today stands like a woman in travail — weary, yet full of promise. The birth pangs are not signs of death, but signs of life. The cry of the land is not for revenge but for redemption. Those who will lead this rebirth must first be led by God. They must see power as stewardship, not possession. They must build altars before building offices. For only then will Igalaland rise from the ashes of disappointment into the dawn of divine destiny.
And when that day comes, history will record that the Igala people did not just wait for deliverance — they became it.
– Inah Boniface Ocholi writes from Ayah – Igalamela/Odolu LGA, Kogi state.
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