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    US House of Reps Resolution on Nigeria

    The Resolution introduced yesterday by Rep. Riley M Moore at the US House of Representatives concerning the events in Nigeria.

    H. RES.

    Condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and standing ready to support President Donald J. Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria.

    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

    Mr. Moore of West Virginia submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on ————

    RESOLUTION

    Condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and standing ready to support President Donald J. Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria.

    Whereas Clauses

    Whereas Nigeria is experiencing the highest levels of violence against Christians in the world since Boko Haram’s insurgency began in 2009;

    Whereas Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), and Fulani militants have systematically targeted Christian communities through massacres, church burnings, kidnappings, and sexual violence, leaving villages destroyed and millions displaced;

    Whereas estimates indicate that between 50,000 and 100,000 Christians have been martyred for their faith since 2009, with more than 7,000 Christians killed in 2025—an average of 35 Christians murdered every day—and over 19,000 churches attacked or destroyed;

    Whereas, in Benue and Plateau States alone, more than 9,500 people—mostly Christians—were killed between May 2023 and May 2025 by Fulani militants, while more than half a million were displaced from their homes;

    Whereas these attacks are not random or merely intercommunal, but deliberate campaigns of religious cleansing, as demonstrated by coordinated assaults during Christian holy days such as the 2022 Pentecost Massacre, Christmas Eve 2023 Massacre, and the Holy Week 2025 killings that claimed hundreds of Christian lives;

    Whereas, despite assertions that such violence arises from general instability rather than specific targeting of Christians, when adjusted for population sizes in various states, Christians in Nigeria are being killed at a rate at least five times higher than that of Muslims;

    Whereas countless pastors and priests have been kidnapped, tortured, or murdered, with over 250 clergy attacked or killed in the past decade—including the recent tragedy of Father Sylvester Okechukwu, who was kidnapped and murdered on Ash Wednesday in 2025;

    Whereas the Nigerian Government has repeatedly failed to respond to early warnings of impending attacks, such as the October 14, 2025, massacre in Rachas village, Plateau State, where a pastor’s warning of a Fulani offensive was dismissed by the Nigerian Army, which publicly condemned the pastor for disseminating “fake news” and accused him of stoking division, leading to the killing of at least a dozen Christians the next day;

    Whereas Nigeria’s federal and state authorities routinely deny the existence of religious persecution, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stating in September 2025 that “there’s no religious persecution in Nigeria,” despite overwhelming documentation to the contrary;

    Whereas, even after President Donald Trump announced his decision to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) on October 31, 2025, President Tinubu stated that “the characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality,” despite the fact that more Christians are being killed in Nigeria than in the rest of the world combined;

    Whereas Nigeria is one of only seven countries in the world that retains a blasphemy law carrying the death penalty, enforced in twelve northern states under Sharia criminal law, and enforces other blasphemy laws as well, which have been used to imprison and threaten Christians, minority Muslims, and other dissenters;

    Whereas Christian believers such as Rhoda Jatau and Deborah Yakubu have faced mob violence, imprisonment, and even murder for alleged blasphemy, while perpetrators of such crimes against blasphemy-accused individuals often go unpunished;

    Whereas these blasphemy laws and mob killings have been condemned by the United Nations, the European Parliament, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice as grave violations of international human rights law and religious freedom norms;

    Whereas, in 2020 and again in 2025, President Donald J. Trump designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, unlocking tools for sanctions and other diplomatic measures against the Government of Nigeria in response to severe violations of religious freedom;

    Whereas the Biden administration’s 2021 decision to remove Nigeria from the CPC list coincided with a marked escalation in violence and persecution against Christians;

    Whereas the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended Nigeria’s redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern every year since 2009, citing ongoing, egregious, and systematic violations of religious freedom; and

    Whereas continued silence from the global community only emboldens radical Islamic terrorists, and the moral voice of the United States must be raised on behalf of persecuted Christians in Nigeria: Now, therefore, be it—

    Resolved Clauses

    Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

    1. Condemns the ongoing persecution and targeted killing of Christians in Nigeria by Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Fulani militant groups, and the Nigerian Government’s failure to act in defense of Christians;

    2. Stands ready to support President Donald J. Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria;

    3. Calls upon the United States Government to use all available diplomatic, economic, and security tools to pressure the Nigerian Government to—

    (A) End impunity for perpetrators of religiously motivated violence;

    (B) Protect Christian communities and clergy from further attacks;

    (C) Work to return internally displaced persons to their homelands, particularly among Christian communities; and

    (D) Repeal blasphemy laws and release all prisoners detained for their faith;

    4. Encourages coordination with international partners to deliver humanitarian aid directly to victims through trusted nongovernmental and faith-based organizations; and

    5. Affirms the commitment of the United States to stand in solidarity with Christians and to defend their right to practice their faith without fear of persecution, violence, or death.

    Document Reference:
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    Dated: November 4, 2025 (11:24 a.m.)
    File No.: (102933815)
    Update US House of Reps Resolution on Nigeria The Resolution introduced yesterday by Rep. Riley M Moore at the US House of Representatives concerning the events in Nigeria. H. RES. Condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and standing ready to support President Donald J. Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Moore of West Virginia submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on ———— RESOLUTION Condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and standing ready to support President Donald J. Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria. Whereas Clauses Whereas Nigeria is experiencing the highest levels of violence against Christians in the world since Boko Haram’s insurgency began in 2009; Whereas Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), and Fulani militants have systematically targeted Christian communities through massacres, church burnings, kidnappings, and sexual violence, leaving villages destroyed and millions displaced; Whereas estimates indicate that between 50,000 and 100,000 Christians have been martyred for their faith since 2009, with more than 7,000 Christians killed in 2025—an average of 35 Christians murdered every day—and over 19,000 churches attacked or destroyed; Whereas, in Benue and Plateau States alone, more than 9,500 people—mostly Christians—were killed between May 2023 and May 2025 by Fulani militants, while more than half a million were displaced from their homes; Whereas these attacks are not random or merely intercommunal, but deliberate campaigns of religious cleansing, as demonstrated by coordinated assaults during Christian holy days such as the 2022 Pentecost Massacre, Christmas Eve 2023 Massacre, and the Holy Week 2025 killings that claimed hundreds of Christian lives; Whereas, despite assertions that such violence arises from general instability rather than specific targeting of Christians, when adjusted for population sizes in various states, Christians in Nigeria are being killed at a rate at least five times higher than that of Muslims; Whereas countless pastors and priests have been kidnapped, tortured, or murdered, with over 250 clergy attacked or killed in the past decade—including the recent tragedy of Father Sylvester Okechukwu, who was kidnapped and murdered on Ash Wednesday in 2025; Whereas the Nigerian Government has repeatedly failed to respond to early warnings of impending attacks, such as the October 14, 2025, massacre in Rachas village, Plateau State, where a pastor’s warning of a Fulani offensive was dismissed by the Nigerian Army, which publicly condemned the pastor for disseminating “fake news” and accused him of stoking division, leading to the killing of at least a dozen Christians the next day; Whereas Nigeria’s federal and state authorities routinely deny the existence of religious persecution, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stating in September 2025 that “there’s no religious persecution in Nigeria,” despite overwhelming documentation to the contrary; Whereas, even after President Donald Trump announced his decision to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) on October 31, 2025, President Tinubu stated that “the characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality,” despite the fact that more Christians are being killed in Nigeria than in the rest of the world combined; Whereas Nigeria is one of only seven countries in the world that retains a blasphemy law carrying the death penalty, enforced in twelve northern states under Sharia criminal law, and enforces other blasphemy laws as well, which have been used to imprison and threaten Christians, minority Muslims, and other dissenters; Whereas Christian believers such as Rhoda Jatau and Deborah Yakubu have faced mob violence, imprisonment, and even murder for alleged blasphemy, while perpetrators of such crimes against blasphemy-accused individuals often go unpunished; Whereas these blasphemy laws and mob killings have been condemned by the United Nations, the European Parliament, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice as grave violations of international human rights law and religious freedom norms; Whereas, in 2020 and again in 2025, President Donald J. Trump designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, unlocking tools for sanctions and other diplomatic measures against the Government of Nigeria in response to severe violations of religious freedom; Whereas the Biden administration’s 2021 decision to remove Nigeria from the CPC list coincided with a marked escalation in violence and persecution against Christians; Whereas the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended Nigeria’s redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern every year since 2009, citing ongoing, egregious, and systematic violations of religious freedom; and Whereas continued silence from the global community only emboldens radical Islamic terrorists, and the moral voice of the United States must be raised on behalf of persecuted Christians in Nigeria: Now, therefore, be it— Resolved Clauses Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1. Condemns the ongoing persecution and targeted killing of Christians in Nigeria by Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Fulani militant groups, and the Nigerian Government’s failure to act in defense of Christians; 2. Stands ready to support President Donald J. Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria; 3. Calls upon the United States Government to use all available diplomatic, economic, and security tools to pressure the Nigerian Government to— (A) End impunity for perpetrators of religiously motivated violence; (B) Protect Christian communities and clergy from further attacks; (C) Work to return internally displaced persons to their homelands, particularly among Christian communities; and (D) Repeal blasphemy laws and release all prisoners detained for their faith; 4. Encourages coordination with international partners to deliver humanitarian aid directly to victims through trusted nongovernmental and faith-based organizations; and 5. Affirms the commitment of the United States to stand in solidarity with Christians and to defend their right to practice their faith without fear of persecution, violence, or death. Document Reference: G:\V\E1\10425\E110425.020.xml Dated: November 4, 2025 (11:24 a.m.) File No.: (102933815)
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  • Three Strategic Steps the Trump Administration Could Take to Enforce Nigeria’s CPC Designation
    #KSA
    05/11/2025

    When the Trump administration designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for severe violations of religious freedom, it sent a clear message to the world: the persecution of Christians in Africa’s largest democracy would no longer be ignored. Yet, as Ambassador Robert Destro and Senator Josh Hawley have argued, a designation alone is not enough. It must be backed by decisive policy actions that pressure both Nigeria and its foreign enablers to end the violence.

    Destro outlined three key strategies that the U.S. government can implement immediately—each capable of producing tangible results.

    1. Cut Off Funding Channels from the Gulf States to Terror Groups

    The first and most urgent step, according to Destro, is to halt the financial flow from oil-rich Gulf nations to terrorist networks operating in sub-Saharan Africa. He urged U.S. officials—particularly Secretary Marco Rubio or Secretary Pete Hegseth—to call America’s allies in the Gulf and demand an end to their covert sponsorship of armed Islamist groups.

    “Some of our friends in the Gulf,” Destro emphasized, “are paying for the weaponry that’s being used to slaughter Christians.”

    This concern is not unfounded. In 2022, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned six individuals in the United Arab Emirates who transferred $782,000 to Boko Haram, the jihadist group responsible for thousands of deaths and mass abductions in northern Nigeria. Such funding pipelines have allowed violent extremism to thrive across Africa’s Sahel region. A coordinated diplomatic effort to cut off these sources of financing would significantly weaken the operational capacity of these terror cells and save countless lives.

    2. Strengthen Local Security Through U.S. Training for Nigerian Police

    The second measure focuses on improving Nigeria’s internal security capacity, particularly in protecting vulnerable Christian communities. Destro highlighted that Nigeria lacks an armed local police force, leaving communities defenseless against heavily armed militias and terrorist gangs. Instead, the Nigerian military—often slow to respond and stretched thin—is deployed for internal security duties that should fall under local policing.

    To remedy this, the U.S. could leverage its State Department’s Antiterrorism Assistance Program (ATA). Since 1983, the ATA has trained over 165,000 law enforcement officials from more than 150 countries in counterterrorism techniques, crisis response, and community protection. Applying this program in Nigeria would provide local officers with the tools, discipline, and strategic intelligence needed to respond swiftly to attacks and prevent future massacres.

    Such an initiative would not only enhance Nigeria’s security architecture but also promote accountability and community trust in law enforcement—a crucial step in preventing sectarian violence.

    3. Condition or Suspend U.S. Aid Until Nigeria Confronts Religious Persecution

    The third and perhaps most impactful option would be to use U.S. foreign aid as leverage to compel Nigeria’s government to act decisively against the persecution of Christians. Senator Josh Hawley put it bluntly: “We need to cut off aid to the country. Why are we sending them U.S. taxpayer money when their government, I believe, is complicit in this attempted decimation of the Christian population?”

    Destro clarified that this approach need not involve canceling aid already allocated but rather redirecting future grants within the State Department’s African programs to countries that respect human rights and religious freedom. Nigeria would thus be sent a clear message: until it takes concrete steps to stop the killings and prosecute offenders, it should not expect continued U.S. financial support.

    Such fiscal pressure could prove effective, especially given Nigeria’s reliance on foreign aid for development and governance projects.

    The CPC designation was never meant to be symbolic—it is a policy instrument designed to bring change. By targeting the financial lifelines of terrorism, empowering local law enforcement, and using foreign aid as leverage, the Trump administration has practical tools at its disposal to enforce accountability and protect persecuted Christians in Nigeria.

    These three actions, taken together, would not only reaffirm America’s commitment to defending religious freedom worldwide but also help restore peace and hope to millions of Nigerians who have suffered under the shadow of jihadist violence.
    Three Strategic Steps the Trump Administration Could Take to Enforce Nigeria’s CPC Designation #KSA 05/11/2025 When the Trump administration designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for severe violations of religious freedom, it sent a clear message to the world: the persecution of Christians in Africa’s largest democracy would no longer be ignored. Yet, as Ambassador Robert Destro and Senator Josh Hawley have argued, a designation alone is not enough. It must be backed by decisive policy actions that pressure both Nigeria and its foreign enablers to end the violence. Destro outlined three key strategies that the U.S. government can implement immediately—each capable of producing tangible results. 1. Cut Off Funding Channels from the Gulf States to Terror Groups The first and most urgent step, according to Destro, is to halt the financial flow from oil-rich Gulf nations to terrorist networks operating in sub-Saharan Africa. He urged U.S. officials—particularly Secretary Marco Rubio or Secretary Pete Hegseth—to call America’s allies in the Gulf and demand an end to their covert sponsorship of armed Islamist groups. “Some of our friends in the Gulf,” Destro emphasized, “are paying for the weaponry that’s being used to slaughter Christians.” This concern is not unfounded. In 2022, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned six individuals in the United Arab Emirates who transferred $782,000 to Boko Haram, the jihadist group responsible for thousands of deaths and mass abductions in northern Nigeria. Such funding pipelines have allowed violent extremism to thrive across Africa’s Sahel region. A coordinated diplomatic effort to cut off these sources of financing would significantly weaken the operational capacity of these terror cells and save countless lives. 2. Strengthen Local Security Through U.S. Training for Nigerian Police The second measure focuses on improving Nigeria’s internal security capacity, particularly in protecting vulnerable Christian communities. Destro highlighted that Nigeria lacks an armed local police force, leaving communities defenseless against heavily armed militias and terrorist gangs. Instead, the Nigerian military—often slow to respond and stretched thin—is deployed for internal security duties that should fall under local policing. To remedy this, the U.S. could leverage its State Department’s Antiterrorism Assistance Program (ATA). Since 1983, the ATA has trained over 165,000 law enforcement officials from more than 150 countries in counterterrorism techniques, crisis response, and community protection. Applying this program in Nigeria would provide local officers with the tools, discipline, and strategic intelligence needed to respond swiftly to attacks and prevent future massacres. Such an initiative would not only enhance Nigeria’s security architecture but also promote accountability and community trust in law enforcement—a crucial step in preventing sectarian violence. 3. Condition or Suspend U.S. Aid Until Nigeria Confronts Religious Persecution The third and perhaps most impactful option would be to use U.S. foreign aid as leverage to compel Nigeria’s government to act decisively against the persecution of Christians. Senator Josh Hawley put it bluntly: “We need to cut off aid to the country. Why are we sending them U.S. taxpayer money when their government, I believe, is complicit in this attempted decimation of the Christian population?” Destro clarified that this approach need not involve canceling aid already allocated but rather redirecting future grants within the State Department’s African programs to countries that respect human rights and religious freedom. Nigeria would thus be sent a clear message: until it takes concrete steps to stop the killings and prosecute offenders, it should not expect continued U.S. financial support. Such fiscal pressure could prove effective, especially given Nigeria’s reliance on foreign aid for development and governance projects. The CPC designation was never meant to be symbolic—it is a policy instrument designed to bring change. By targeting the financial lifelines of terrorism, empowering local law enforcement, and using foreign aid as leverage, the Trump administration has practical tools at its disposal to enforce accountability and protect persecuted Christians in Nigeria. These three actions, taken together, would not only reaffirm America’s commitment to defending religious freedom worldwide but also help restore peace and hope to millions of Nigerians who have suffered under the shadow of jihadist violence.
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  • The Nigerian State Is Losing Ground in Katsina — It’s Time to Invoke Section 305

    The growing reports that armed bandits have negotiated peace accords with communities and local authorities across Katsina State are not just local developments — they are signals of a deeper collapse of state authority that demands urgent, constitutional action from the Presidency. If the claims that dozens of local government areas have effectively ceded authority to armed groups are true, the conditions for a presidential proclamation under Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution have been met. The President must act.

    What has actually happened (what reputable reporting shows)

    Multiple reputable outlets report that community leaders and representatives from several local government areas in Katsina have held meetings and signed truce accords with bandit leaders as part of local “peace” initiatives. The Cable, Vanguard and Sahara Reporters have documented recent meetings and accords involving local councils and bandit representatives in parts of Katsina.

    Videos and photos circulating from these meetings show heavily armed non-state actors publicly present at local government gatherings and, in some cases, brandishing weapons while negotiating — an image that many observers interpret as an assertion of parallel authority. The Guardian and other outlets have published accounts and imagery raising alarm about bandits being openly empowered at local events.

    Some online reports and regional aggregators have gone further, reporting that as many as 12 local government areas have signed peace deals or participated in dialogues under which bandit leaders are treated as stakeholders. These claims have circulated widely on news sites and social platforms and are being used by commentators to argue that large swathes of Katsina are effectively outside normal state control. (Independent reports citing this number are available, though the figure has been contested and remains a subject of verification.)

    At the same time, the Katsina State Government has publicly pushed back against characterizations that it is negotiating with bandits as partners in governance, and some officials insist the engagements are limited community-level peace-building under federal frameworks such as Operation Safe Corridor. These official denials and attempts to frame the engagements as controlled reconciliation efforts have also been reported.

    The broader context makes these developments especially dangerous: Katsina has suffered large-scale attacks, mass kidnappings and deadly raids by armed gangs over consecutive years (e.g., major attacks and mass abductions documented by international agencies and wire services), demonstrating that the region has been in sustained, severe security crisis. That history underlines the stakes of permitting armed groups to gain local legitimacy.

    Why this matters constitutionally and practically

    The Nigerian Constitution explicitly empowers the President to proclaim a state of emergency when there is “an actual breakdown of public order and public safety in the Federation or any part thereof to such extent as to require extraordinary measures to restore peace and security,” or when “there is a clear and present danger of an actual breakdown of public order and public safety” — among other triggers. This power exists to preserve the life, security and territorial integrity of the Federation when ordinary measures are manifestly failing.

    If local governments are entering accords that effectively recognize armed bandits as governance partners, and if armed groups are operating openly and coercively within council jurisdictions, then the State’s monopoly on legitimate force — the foundation of public order and the social contract — is being replaced by a parallel, illegitimate authority. That is exactly the threshold that, in constitutional terms, can justify a proclamation under Section 305.

    Evidence-based cautions (what verification shows and what remains contested)

    Verified national outlets confirm that multiple LGAs have held peace meetings and that bandit leaders have been involved in local-level accords; the exact number of LGAs involved is disputed in public reporting. Some sources say five LGAs were directly involved in the most recent meeting; other aggregators and regional sites report higher tallies up to 12 LGAs. Because of the political sensitivity, the figure varies by source and should be treated carefully in public statements — but the pattern of negotiated truces across several councils is clear.

    Official denials by state authorities do not, on their own, resolve the underlying reality that armed groups are publicly visible at community gatherings, that they have carried out lethal attacks and mass kidnappings in recent years, and that communities are resorting to local truces — sometimes under duress — to obtain short-term safety. Independent reporting and video evidence corroborate that armed actors are operating with visible impunity in parts of Katsina.

    The risk of inaction

    Allowing local settlement-with-bandits to become normalized carries these immediate dangers:
    1. Entitlement for armed criminals. Treating bandit leaders as stakeholders rewards violence and encourages further armed predation.
    2. Weakening of security institutions. When communities negotiate directly with criminals, the morale and role of police and the military are undermined.
    3. Erosion of rule of law. Local pacts risk substituting negotiated impunity for justice for victims, including the families of those killed, abducted or dispossessed.
    4. Contagion effect. If armed groups see that seizures of territory translate into political leverage, similar deals will proliferate elsewhere, further fragmenting the state. Reuters and other international outlets have documented how sustained banditry has produced cycles of mass kidnapping and terror in the region.

    A measured but urgent prescription
    1. Transparent verification. The Federal Government should immediately commission an independent verification — involving the Inspector-General of Police, the Defence Headquarters, and credible civil-society observers — to map which LGAs have engaged in accords with armed actors, the terms of those accords, and whether any de facto transfer of authority has occurred. (Preliminary reporting suggests multiple LGAs are affected; precise verification is required.)
    2. Constitutional recourse where necessary. Where verification confirms a breakdown of public order or the existence of parallel, coercive authorities in parts of Katsina, the President has the constitutional authority under Section 305 to proclaim a state of emergency in that part of the Federation to restore lawful order, disarm combatants, and re-establish civil governance. The Constitution envisages this remedy precisely for situations where ordinary executive and legislative measures are insufficient.
    3. Clear exit and remedy plan. A state of emergency — if declared — must be accompanied by a time-bound plan: disarmament verified by independent monitors, prosecution of criminal actors, reconstruction of affected communities, restoration of local government functions, and safeguards to prevent human-rights abuses during emergency operations.
    4. Public accountability. Where local officials have effectively ceded authority, there must be swift investigation and accountability — so that the citizenry understands how and why trust in state institutions was lost and what will be done to reclaim it.

    Conclusion

    Katsina’s recent peace accords with armed actors are symptomatic of a much larger failure — years of insecurity and impatience by communities that, in the absence of prompt and effective state protection, have turned to any available option for survival. Re-legitimizing the State, protecting citizens, and dismantling the political utility of violence are constitutional obligations of the President and the federal security architecture.

    The Constitution provides a lawful, extraordinary tool for a moment such as this. If, after independent verification, it is determined that public order and safety have broken down in parts of Katsina to the extent that ordinary government powers cannot restore them, the President should consider invoking Section 305 to safeguard lives, restore legitimate authority, and begin the deliberate work of rebuilding state capacity in affected communities.

    The Nation’s sovereignty and the safety of its people must not be bartered away for short-term quiet. If substantial parts of a State are effectively controlled by armed groups, the Union itself is at risk — and the Constitution equips the Presidency to act before that risk becomes irreversible.

    Reference:
    • The Cable — “Bandits reach truce deal with community leaders in Katsina” (Oct 2025).
    • Vanguard — “Bandit warlords, Katsina communities agree to lay down arms” (Oct 2025).
    • The Guardian (Nigeria) — reporting on bandit presence and community-level peace talks in Katsina (Sept–Oct 2025).
    • Reuters — reporting on mass attacks, kidnappings and insecurity in Katsina (2024).
    • Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999): Section 305 — procedure for proclamation of a state of emergency.
    #KingsleySAyinde
    The Nigerian State Is Losing Ground in Katsina — It’s Time to Invoke Section 305 The growing reports that armed bandits have negotiated peace accords with communities and local authorities across Katsina State are not just local developments — they are signals of a deeper collapse of state authority that demands urgent, constitutional action from the Presidency. If the claims that dozens of local government areas have effectively ceded authority to armed groups are true, the conditions for a presidential proclamation under Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution have been met. The President must act. What has actually happened (what reputable reporting shows) Multiple reputable outlets report that community leaders and representatives from several local government areas in Katsina have held meetings and signed truce accords with bandit leaders as part of local “peace” initiatives. The Cable, Vanguard and Sahara Reporters have documented recent meetings and accords involving local councils and bandit representatives in parts of Katsina. Videos and photos circulating from these meetings show heavily armed non-state actors publicly present at local government gatherings and, in some cases, brandishing weapons while negotiating — an image that many observers interpret as an assertion of parallel authority. The Guardian and other outlets have published accounts and imagery raising alarm about bandits being openly empowered at local events. Some online reports and regional aggregators have gone further, reporting that as many as 12 local government areas have signed peace deals or participated in dialogues under which bandit leaders are treated as stakeholders. These claims have circulated widely on news sites and social platforms and are being used by commentators to argue that large swathes of Katsina are effectively outside normal state control. (Independent reports citing this number are available, though the figure has been contested and remains a subject of verification.) At the same time, the Katsina State Government has publicly pushed back against characterizations that it is negotiating with bandits as partners in governance, and some officials insist the engagements are limited community-level peace-building under federal frameworks such as Operation Safe Corridor. These official denials and attempts to frame the engagements as controlled reconciliation efforts have also been reported. The broader context makes these developments especially dangerous: Katsina has suffered large-scale attacks, mass kidnappings and deadly raids by armed gangs over consecutive years (e.g., major attacks and mass abductions documented by international agencies and wire services), demonstrating that the region has been in sustained, severe security crisis. That history underlines the stakes of permitting armed groups to gain local legitimacy. Why this matters constitutionally and practically The Nigerian Constitution explicitly empowers the President to proclaim a state of emergency when there is “an actual breakdown of public order and public safety in the Federation or any part thereof to such extent as to require extraordinary measures to restore peace and security,” or when “there is a clear and present danger of an actual breakdown of public order and public safety” — among other triggers. This power exists to preserve the life, security and territorial integrity of the Federation when ordinary measures are manifestly failing. If local governments are entering accords that effectively recognize armed bandits as governance partners, and if armed groups are operating openly and coercively within council jurisdictions, then the State’s monopoly on legitimate force — the foundation of public order and the social contract — is being replaced by a parallel, illegitimate authority. That is exactly the threshold that, in constitutional terms, can justify a proclamation under Section 305. Evidence-based cautions (what verification shows and what remains contested) Verified national outlets confirm that multiple LGAs have held peace meetings and that bandit leaders have been involved in local-level accords; the exact number of LGAs involved is disputed in public reporting. Some sources say five LGAs were directly involved in the most recent meeting; other aggregators and regional sites report higher tallies up to 12 LGAs. Because of the political sensitivity, the figure varies by source and should be treated carefully in public statements — but the pattern of negotiated truces across several councils is clear. Official denials by state authorities do not, on their own, resolve the underlying reality that armed groups are publicly visible at community gatherings, that they have carried out lethal attacks and mass kidnappings in recent years, and that communities are resorting to local truces — sometimes under duress — to obtain short-term safety. Independent reporting and video evidence corroborate that armed actors are operating with visible impunity in parts of Katsina. The risk of inaction Allowing local settlement-with-bandits to become normalized carries these immediate dangers: 1. Entitlement for armed criminals. Treating bandit leaders as stakeholders rewards violence and encourages further armed predation. 2. Weakening of security institutions. When communities negotiate directly with criminals, the morale and role of police and the military are undermined. 3. Erosion of rule of law. Local pacts risk substituting negotiated impunity for justice for victims, including the families of those killed, abducted or dispossessed. 4. Contagion effect. If armed groups see that seizures of territory translate into political leverage, similar deals will proliferate elsewhere, further fragmenting the state. Reuters and other international outlets have documented how sustained banditry has produced cycles of mass kidnapping and terror in the region. A measured but urgent prescription 1. Transparent verification. The Federal Government should immediately commission an independent verification — involving the Inspector-General of Police, the Defence Headquarters, and credible civil-society observers — to map which LGAs have engaged in accords with armed actors, the terms of those accords, and whether any de facto transfer of authority has occurred. (Preliminary reporting suggests multiple LGAs are affected; precise verification is required.) 2. Constitutional recourse where necessary. Where verification confirms a breakdown of public order or the existence of parallel, coercive authorities in parts of Katsina, the President has the constitutional authority under Section 305 to proclaim a state of emergency in that part of the Federation to restore lawful order, disarm combatants, and re-establish civil governance. The Constitution envisages this remedy precisely for situations where ordinary executive and legislative measures are insufficient. 3. Clear exit and remedy plan. A state of emergency — if declared — must be accompanied by a time-bound plan: disarmament verified by independent monitors, prosecution of criminal actors, reconstruction of affected communities, restoration of local government functions, and safeguards to prevent human-rights abuses during emergency operations. 4. Public accountability. Where local officials have effectively ceded authority, there must be swift investigation and accountability — so that the citizenry understands how and why trust in state institutions was lost and what will be done to reclaim it. Conclusion Katsina’s recent peace accords with armed actors are symptomatic of a much larger failure — years of insecurity and impatience by communities that, in the absence of prompt and effective state protection, have turned to any available option for survival. Re-legitimizing the State, protecting citizens, and dismantling the political utility of violence are constitutional obligations of the President and the federal security architecture. The Constitution provides a lawful, extraordinary tool for a moment such as this. If, after independent verification, it is determined that public order and safety have broken down in parts of Katsina to the extent that ordinary government powers cannot restore them, the President should consider invoking Section 305 to safeguard lives, restore legitimate authority, and begin the deliberate work of rebuilding state capacity in affected communities. The Nation’s sovereignty and the safety of its people must not be bartered away for short-term quiet. If substantial parts of a State are effectively controlled by armed groups, the Union itself is at risk — and the Constitution equips the Presidency to act before that risk becomes irreversible. Reference: • The Cable — “Bandits reach truce deal with community leaders in Katsina” (Oct 2025). • Vanguard — “Bandit warlords, Katsina communities agree to lay down arms” (Oct 2025). • The Guardian (Nigeria) — reporting on bandit presence and community-level peace talks in Katsina (Sept–Oct 2025). • Reuters — reporting on mass attacks, kidnappings and insecurity in Katsina (2024). • Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999): Section 305 — procedure for proclamation of a state of emergency. #KingsleySAyinde
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  • Nigeria Is in Crisis: She Needs Statesmen to Fix Her, Not Politicians

    “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” – Frederick Douglass

    “The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism.” – Murray Rothbard

    “The State is the systematization of the predatory process over a given territory.” – Franz Oppenheimer

    Introduction

    Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and largest economy by GDP, is battling an existential crisis. Over six decades after independence, the nation continues to lurch from one crisis to another — economic collapse, extreme insecurity, chronic corruption, social fragmentation, and institutional decay. The root cause? A bankrupt political class that thrives on manipulation, patronage, and a zero-sum view of power.

    The current Nigerian crisis cannot be resolved by politicians, for they are the very architects and beneficiaries of the broken system. It is statesmen — men and women of integrity, foresight, and sacrifice — who can heal Nigeria’s festering wounds. To understand the depth of the crisis and the way forward, we must take a comprehensive look at Nigeria’s historical trajectory, structural failures, and leadership deficit.

    1. Nigeria’s Economic Nightmare: A History of Squandered Opportunities

    Since independence in 1960, Nigeria has earned over $1 trillion in oil revenue. Yet, more than 133 million Nigerians — about 63% of the population — live in multidimensional poverty (NBS, 2022). Nigeria overtook India in 2018 as the country with the highest number of people living in extreme poverty.

    Key Economic Indicators (1960–2024):
    Unemployment: Currently at 33% (NBS, 2023); youth unemployment is over 42%.
    Inflation: As of 2024, inflation stands at over 30%, driven by food prices, energy shocks, and monetary instability.
    Public Debt: Nigeria’s debt has ballooned from ₦2.4 trillion in 2006 to over ₦97 trillion in 2024. Debt servicing now consumes over 90% of government revenue.
    Currency Devaluation: From ₦1 = $0.80 in 1980 to over ₦1,500 = $1 in 2024.
    Industrial Collapse: Over 70% of Nigeria’s manufacturing firms operate below capacity or have shut down due to epileptic power supply, corruption, and insecurity.

    This economic failure is not by accident — it is the product of predatory governance. As Franz Oppenheimer rightly explained, when a band of elites seizes power to extract wealth by political means rather than by production or innovation, a parasitic state emerges — this has been Nigeria’s fate.

    2. Insecurity: A Nation Under Siege

    The Nigerian state has lost its monopoly over violence. From Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast, to bandits in the Northwest, herdsmen militias in the Middle Belt, secessionist agitations in the Southeast, cult wars in the South-South, and rising urban crime, the entire nation is at war with itself.

    Casualty Statistics:
    Boko Haram Insurgency (2009–2024): Over 100,000 lives lost, more than 2.5 million displaced.
    Banditry in the Northwest (2015–2024): Over 12,000 deaths, hundreds of schoolchildren kidnapped.
    Farmer-Herder Clashes: Over 4,000 lives lost in the last five years alone.
    IPOB and Security Forces Clashes: Over 1,500 deaths since 2020.

    The inability — or unwillingness — of the political class to address root causes such as poverty, inequality, and ethnic tension has allowed non-state actors to flourish.

    3. A Broken Social Contract

    The fundamental basis of governance is a social contract: the governed surrender certain freedoms in exchange for protection and services. In Nigeria, that contract is in tatters. Citizens receive neither protection, nor infrastructure, nor justice. Rather, they are taxed, exploited, and ignored.

    *Public trust in institutions is at an all-time low:*
    Police: Ranked among the worst globally in public perception and corruption.
    Elections: Marred by vote-buying, violence, and rigging — 2023 general elections recorded lowest turnout in history (27%).
    Education: Over 20 million out-of-school children.
    Healthcare: Nigeria accounts for 20% of global maternal deaths despite being only 2.5% of the world’s population.

    4. Leadership Crisis: The Root of All Problems

    Politicians in Nigeria see public office as a reward and means of accumulation, not a platform for service. As the popular saying goes, “politicians think of the next election; statesmen think of the next generation.”

    From Tafawa Balewa to Buhari, Nigeria’s leadership has been largely reactive, transactional, and self-serving. Despite pockets of progress under leaders like Obafemi Awolowo (as Premier of the Southwest), Murtala Mohammed (as Military Head of State), or Dora Akunyili (as minister), the system remains rigged against visionaries and reformers.

    5. A Compromised Constitution: The Sharia Contradiction

    The 1999 Constitution is riddled with contradictions and imbalances. It proclaims Nigeria a secular state, yet embeds Sharia law into the justice system of some states. This dual system undermines national unity and violates the rights of non-Muslims in affected regions.
    12 Northern states operate Sharia courts, with cases of amputations, floggings, and religious persecution.
    This contradicts the universal application of civil law and creates two-tiered citizenship.

    The constitution, imposed by a military junta, was never subjected to a referendum and lacks legitimacy. Without a people-driven constitution, the Nigerian union remains structurally defective.

    6. Why Politicians Can’t Fix Nigeria

    Politicians thrive on the status quo. Their loyalty is not to the nation but to godfathers, ethnic cliques, or economic interests. They:
    View governance as patronage.
    Weaponize poverty to win votes.
    Lack ideological commitments.
    Suppress dissent and intellectual independence — the very threat Rothbard warned about.

    *Nigeria is structured to benefit the elite at the expense of the masses. Expecting politicians to dismantle a system that enriches them is wishful thinking.*

    7. Statesmen: The Urgent Need of the Hour

    A statesman is defined by vision, moral courage, and commitment to the public good. Unlike politicians, statesmen seek legacy, not luxury.

    Qualities we must demand in leaders:
    Character: Integrity, discipline, and faithfulness.
    Competence: Proven capacity to deliver and innovate.
    Conviction: The courage to make tough, unpopular but necessary decisions.

    Think of Nelson Mandela, Lee Kuan Yew, or Thomas Sankara — leaders who rose above their narrow interest to serve posterity.

    Nigeria has such men and women — in academia, churches, communities, and business. But they must rise. And we, the people, must create the platforms for them to lead.

    8. A Call to Action: The Church Must Lead the Renaissance

    The Church — the Body of Christ — is not exempt. If we are truly the light of the world and salt of the earth, we must step out of the pews and into the public square. Silence in the face of injustice is complicity.

    We must:
    Mobilise at the grassroots: From Ward to LGA to State and Federal levels on the national Christian Political Platform; Christian Social Movement of Nigeria | Occupy.ng (Luke 19:13)
    Educate the people: Political awareness, voter education, and civic responsibility.
    Mentor new leaders: Through discipleship, leadership training, and character development.
    Build platforms: Political movements, advocacy groups, and value-based political parties.

    *The liberation of Nigeria will not come from the top. It will come from the bottom-up revolution of consciousness, anchored by godly leadership and a Christocentric political culture.*

    Summary
    Nigeria stands at the edge of a precipice. The failure of politics as usual is undeniable. The days of celebrating politicians who offer nothing but tokenism must end. It is time for statesmen — men and women of purpose, principle, and prophetic vision — to take the reins of leadership.

    Let history not record that we watched our nation crumble while we prayed passively. Let it be said that in the moment of Nigeria’s greatest peril, a generation arose, equipped not with guns, but with truth, courage, and a burden for the next generation.

    The hour is late. The need is urgent. The call is clear. Nigeria must be reborn — not by politicians, but by statesmen.

    “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.” – Proverbs 14:34
    “If My people who are called by My Name will humble themselves and pray… I will heal their land.” – 2 Chronicles 7:14

    Let us answer the call.

    Written by: Kingsley Shola Ayinde
    For inquiries, permissions, or mobilization efforts click: Christian Social Movement of Nigeria | Occupy.ng (Luke 19:13) (CSMN) or call:+2348033642068; email: kingsleyayinde@gmail.com
    Nigeria Is in Crisis: She Needs Statesmen to Fix Her, Not Politicians “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” – Frederick Douglass “The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism.” – Murray Rothbard “The State is the systematization of the predatory process over a given territory.” – Franz Oppenheimer Introduction Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and largest economy by GDP, is battling an existential crisis. Over six decades after independence, the nation continues to lurch from one crisis to another — economic collapse, extreme insecurity, chronic corruption, social fragmentation, and institutional decay. The root cause? A bankrupt political class that thrives on manipulation, patronage, and a zero-sum view of power. The current Nigerian crisis cannot be resolved by politicians, for they are the very architects and beneficiaries of the broken system. It is statesmen — men and women of integrity, foresight, and sacrifice — who can heal Nigeria’s festering wounds. To understand the depth of the crisis and the way forward, we must take a comprehensive look at Nigeria’s historical trajectory, structural failures, and leadership deficit. 1. Nigeria’s Economic Nightmare: A History of Squandered Opportunities Since independence in 1960, Nigeria has earned over $1 trillion in oil revenue. Yet, more than 133 million Nigerians — about 63% of the population — live in multidimensional poverty (NBS, 2022). Nigeria overtook India in 2018 as the country with the highest number of people living in extreme poverty. Key Economic Indicators (1960–2024): Unemployment: Currently at 33% (NBS, 2023); youth unemployment is over 42%. Inflation: As of 2024, inflation stands at over 30%, driven by food prices, energy shocks, and monetary instability. Public Debt: Nigeria’s debt has ballooned from ₦2.4 trillion in 2006 to over ₦97 trillion in 2024. Debt servicing now consumes over 90% of government revenue. Currency Devaluation: From ₦1 = $0.80 in 1980 to over ₦1,500 = $1 in 2024. Industrial Collapse: Over 70% of Nigeria’s manufacturing firms operate below capacity or have shut down due to epileptic power supply, corruption, and insecurity. This economic failure is not by accident — it is the product of predatory governance. As Franz Oppenheimer rightly explained, when a band of elites seizes power to extract wealth by political means rather than by production or innovation, a parasitic state emerges — this has been Nigeria’s fate. 2. Insecurity: A Nation Under Siege The Nigerian state has lost its monopoly over violence. From Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast, to bandits in the Northwest, herdsmen militias in the Middle Belt, secessionist agitations in the Southeast, cult wars in the South-South, and rising urban crime, the entire nation is at war with itself. Casualty Statistics: Boko Haram Insurgency (2009–2024): Over 100,000 lives lost, more than 2.5 million displaced. Banditry in the Northwest (2015–2024): Over 12,000 deaths, hundreds of schoolchildren kidnapped. Farmer-Herder Clashes: Over 4,000 lives lost in the last five years alone. IPOB and Security Forces Clashes: Over 1,500 deaths since 2020. The inability — or unwillingness — of the political class to address root causes such as poverty, inequality, and ethnic tension has allowed non-state actors to flourish. 3. A Broken Social Contract The fundamental basis of governance is a social contract: the governed surrender certain freedoms in exchange for protection and services. In Nigeria, that contract is in tatters. Citizens receive neither protection, nor infrastructure, nor justice. Rather, they are taxed, exploited, and ignored. *Public trust in institutions is at an all-time low:* Police: Ranked among the worst globally in public perception and corruption. Elections: Marred by vote-buying, violence, and rigging — 2023 general elections recorded lowest turnout in history (27%). Education: Over 20 million out-of-school children. Healthcare: Nigeria accounts for 20% of global maternal deaths despite being only 2.5% of the world’s population. 4. Leadership Crisis: The Root of All Problems Politicians in Nigeria see public office as a reward and means of accumulation, not a platform for service. As the popular saying goes, “politicians think of the next election; statesmen think of the next generation.” From Tafawa Balewa to Buhari, Nigeria’s leadership has been largely reactive, transactional, and self-serving. Despite pockets of progress under leaders like Obafemi Awolowo (as Premier of the Southwest), Murtala Mohammed (as Military Head of State), or Dora Akunyili (as minister), the system remains rigged against visionaries and reformers. 5. A Compromised Constitution: The Sharia Contradiction The 1999 Constitution is riddled with contradictions and imbalances. It proclaims Nigeria a secular state, yet embeds Sharia law into the justice system of some states. This dual system undermines national unity and violates the rights of non-Muslims in affected regions. 12 Northern states operate Sharia courts, with cases of amputations, floggings, and religious persecution. This contradicts the universal application of civil law and creates two-tiered citizenship. The constitution, imposed by a military junta, was never subjected to a referendum and lacks legitimacy. Without a people-driven constitution, the Nigerian union remains structurally defective. 6. Why Politicians Can’t Fix Nigeria Politicians thrive on the status quo. Their loyalty is not to the nation but to godfathers, ethnic cliques, or economic interests. They: View governance as patronage. Weaponize poverty to win votes. Lack ideological commitments. Suppress dissent and intellectual independence — the very threat Rothbard warned about. *Nigeria is structured to benefit the elite at the expense of the masses. Expecting politicians to dismantle a system that enriches them is wishful thinking.* 7. Statesmen: The Urgent Need of the Hour A statesman is defined by vision, moral courage, and commitment to the public good. Unlike politicians, statesmen seek legacy, not luxury. Qualities we must demand in leaders: Character: Integrity, discipline, and faithfulness. Competence: Proven capacity to deliver and innovate. Conviction: The courage to make tough, unpopular but necessary decisions. Think of Nelson Mandela, Lee Kuan Yew, or Thomas Sankara — leaders who rose above their narrow interest to serve posterity. Nigeria has such men and women — in academia, churches, communities, and business. But they must rise. And we, the people, must create the platforms for them to lead. 8. A Call to Action: The Church Must Lead the Renaissance The Church — the Body of Christ — is not exempt. If we are truly the light of the world and salt of the earth, we must step out of the pews and into the public square. Silence in the face of injustice is complicity. We must: Mobilise at the grassroots: From Ward to LGA to State and Federal levels on the national Christian Political Platform; Christian Social Movement of Nigeria | Occupy.ng (Luke 19:13) Educate the people: Political awareness, voter education, and civic responsibility. Mentor new leaders: Through discipleship, leadership training, and character development. Build platforms: Political movements, advocacy groups, and value-based political parties. *The liberation of Nigeria will not come from the top. It will come from the bottom-up revolution of consciousness, anchored by godly leadership and a Christocentric political culture.* Summary Nigeria stands at the edge of a precipice. The failure of politics as usual is undeniable. The days of celebrating politicians who offer nothing but tokenism must end. It is time for statesmen — men and women of purpose, principle, and prophetic vision — to take the reins of leadership. Let history not record that we watched our nation crumble while we prayed passively. Let it be said that in the moment of Nigeria’s greatest peril, a generation arose, equipped not with guns, but with truth, courage, and a burden for the next generation. The hour is late. The need is urgent. The call is clear. Nigeria must be reborn — not by politicians, but by statesmen. “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.” – Proverbs 14:34 “If My people who are called by My Name will humble themselves and pray… I will heal their land.” – 2 Chronicles 7:14 Let us answer the call. Written by: Kingsley Shola Ayinde For inquiries, permissions, or mobilization efforts click: Christian Social Movement of Nigeria | Occupy.ng (Luke 19:13) (CSMN) or call:+2348033642068; email: kingsleyayinde@gmail.com
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  • The NATIONAL PRAYER ALTAR

    *MARATHON PRAYERS*
    Monday 7th March - Sunday 13th April 2025

    *GOVERNMENT UPON HIS SHOULDERS*

    _For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace_ (Isaiah 9:6).

    The Bible passage above is a messianic prophecy about the character and attributes of Jesus Christ. As the Head of the Church, which is His Body, Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven while His Body is on the earth. The Son of God reigns over all creation, both visible and invisible, and has committed the government on earth to the Church, His body, for _"the government shall be upon his shoulder…"_ The shoulder is a part of the body; it is not part of the head. It is the divine responsibility of the Church, the Body of Christ, to provide the president, governors, senators, and all the various appointees or electoral officials that exercise governance in the land. This is the calling of the Church. Governance is the responsibility of the Body of Christ, however, the exact opposite is witnessed in Nigeria. Rather than provide governance, the instrument of the State is used to oppress, afflict, and persecute the Church. Could we then say that the word of God is not true? Far from it. The problem is not the word of God, it is the Church, and the problem of the Church is its leadership.

    Christian leadership is required to mobilize and harmonize all the potentials of the Church to provide temporal and spiritual leadership for Nigeria. Everything the Church needs to provide government in Nigeria has been given to the Church. Christians constitute the largest demographic group in Nigeria. They are the most educated, the most civilized, and the most enlightened. They constitute the largest group of professionals, academics, intellectuals, scientists, technocrats, skilled workers, and marketplace entrepreneurs. Even the wealth of Nigeria, be it oil, gas, ports, waterways, and the bulk of the arable land, is in Christian owned areas of the country. Unfortunately, Christians are currently an endangered species in Nigeria. Those who kill them are not prosecuted.

    Many prayers have been said, and are still being said, for the protection of Christians as well as for divine intervention for peace to reign in the land. So far, heaven has remained silent. God might be waiting for His people to do the very things they are calling on Him to do. It is a spiritual fact that if solution to a problem is available on the earth, God will not provide it from heaven. For the same reason, if an information is available on the earth, God will not give it from heaven. Revelation is God telling a man what no one can tell him on the earth. God only provides from heaven what man cannot provide on the earth. That is why God gave humans brains, to think and apply the solutions of God on earth. The major problem with Christianity in Nigeria is that many Christians have been put into neutral gear by some church leaders whose only message is "miracles" and "divine breakthroughs." Some churches do not teach members to think; they only teach them to expect miracles.

    The Church in Nigeria is not operating in dominion because it does not raise disciples. The Church has a generation of leaders whose specialty is raising spiritual babes whom they refer to as their “children”, and who also refer to those brothers as “daddy in the Lord”. This practice amounts to a violation of the Lord’s command in Matthew 23:9 _"And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven."_ It takes “sons” to exercise dominion. Nigeria is groaning in expectation of the manifestation of the sons of God (Rom. 8:19). Unfortunately, most churches keep producing babes in Christ who find it difficult to dominate their environment and establish the Kingdom of God in the land.

    One major shortcoming of most Christian assemblies is the failure to teach about the Kingdom of God. Christianity is basically about the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth. Both Jesus and John the Baptist started ministry in Matt. 3:2 and Matt. 4:17 proclaiming, _"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."_ In Matt. 6:33, Christians are commanded: _"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."_ Many church leaders inundate believers with messages of earthly wealth and prosperity. In the process of scrambling with the children of the world for the mundane things of the earth, Christians lose the righteousness of the Kingdom of God.

    If Christianity in Nigeria would be victorious, the obsession of many churches with mammon must cease, or in the alternative, a new generation of leaders must rise to lead the Church. So long as a generation of greed and vanity-infested leaders are in control of the Church, Christians will continue to suffer defeat and oppression in the country.

    There must be a return to Christlikeness in the Church. Jesus reigns over the universe, and at His name every knee shall bow. The method Christ used to conquer Satan is the same method that will work for the Church. Christ proclaimed, _"My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work"_ (John 4:34). In John 14:30, Jesus said, says, _"for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me,"_ confirming His holiness and separation from the world. How many Christians can make the same affirmation?

    On the physical level, there must be conscious plans to take the kingdom of Nigeria and hand it over to Jesus Christ. The Kingdom of God will not be established in Nigeria merely because people prayed, but because, as Christians, they also worked, for _"Faith without works is dead."_ (Jam. 2:26). As pointed out in a previous prayer call, no one wins an election because a prophecy was proclaimed over him or because anointing oil was poured upon his head. You win elections because you have political structures. Naturally speaking, the politician who does not pray but builds political structures will win an election over a Christian who prays but has no structures. Christians should not be deceived that a miracle would take place and a Christian without a political structure would win an election. Angels neither vote nor count votes. Therefore, the candidate must be in control of those human beings who vote and those that count the votes, while he still prays. God intervenes in human affairs when they have tried their best, but it is not enough.

    Rather than build Christian political structures, Christians in politics unfortunately hire the political structures of the Muslims. It is Muslims who control the existing political structures in Nigeria. This is the reason Christian politicians become helpless after getting into political office and they are unable to stand or speak for Christian interests. Many Christians blame Christian politicians for the failure to defend Christian interests, but they seldom ask which structure put them into the office.

    If the government would be on the shoulders of Jesus Christ in Nigeria, the following points should be noted.

    1. Christians must realize they have a divine mandate to provide a righteous government for Nigeria. until they do so, the land would continue to mourn and suffer. God will not do what man is supposed to do.

    2. leadership is crucial. Christians must agree to follow a leadership structure that will be the point of convergence. The various Christian groups must unite under one political leadership in the Church. In a previous prayer call, it was stated that the body established by the five Church groups in 2001 for this purpose is the Christian Social Movement of Nigeria (CSMN).

    3. Christians must be prepared to fund their political structure. This can easily be done if each Christian agrees to contribute a token amount every month. The political process in Nigeria was intentionally designed to be very expensive, so that only the rich can participate.

    4. training of interested candidates must commence. It is still not too late to prepare candidates for the 2027 elections. It is indispensable for Christian candidates to have basic understanding of the principles of the Kingdom of God, before they enter a political office. The National Prayer Altar is making that arrangement

    5. Christians should obtain their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC), and Party Registration Card (PRC). While the PVC will enable them to vote on election day, the PRC will enable them to influence decisions of political parties. It is those with PRC that will decide which candidate would run and who should be a delegate at the party primaries.

    _Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves._ (Matt. 10: 16).

    God bless Nigeria.

    *PRAYER POINTS*

    1. Isaiah 9:6 Thank God for the divine mandate upon the Church to provide government for Nigeria. Pray that this revelation shall become real to every Nigeria Christian.

    2. Ps. 133 Pray for a fresh anointing of unity upon the Church, so that the Christians would work as one to fulfil the mandate of providing leadership for Nigeria.

    3. Rom. 16:17-18 Pray that Christians shall be diligent and determined to resist those who will seek to divide the Church from fulfilling the divine mandate of providing righteous government for Nigeria.

    4. Matt. 6:10 Pray that the government of the Kingdom of God shall be established upon Nigeria.

    5. Titus 1:10-13 Pray that God will silence all ministers of the gospel who preach prosperity at the expense of Christlike discipleship.

    6. Lam. 3:37 Cancel every utterance or confession to the effect that ungodly and wicked politicians shall continue to rule Nigeria in 2027.

    7. Rev. 12:10-11 Plead the blood of Jesus to counter and nullify every sorcery, satanic ritual, and enchantment to retain the throne of Nigeria in the hands of Satan.

    *JOIN US AT THE DAILY PRAYERS FOR NIGERIA*
    Which started since 18th April 2022
    TIME: 9.00 – 10.00pm daily WAT (Nigeria time)
    VENUE: ZOOM
    https://zoom.us/j/96806190505?pwd=K2RqcUN3YjRwQzEzRDZaMUt2N1ZsUT09
    Meeting ID: 968 0619 0505
    Passcode: 024184

    *LINK TO MARATHON PRAYERS ZOOM ROOM*
    https://zoom.us/j/94064259957?pwd=bm13eDlSNTMrZWhVdTl5bmNRRlBHQT09
    Meeting ID: 940 6425 9957
    Passcode: Altar

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    The NATIONAL PRAYER ALTAR *MARATHON PRAYERS* Monday 7th March - Sunday 13th April 2025 *GOVERNMENT UPON HIS SHOULDERS* _For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace_ (Isaiah 9:6). The Bible passage above is a messianic prophecy about the character and attributes of Jesus Christ. As the Head of the Church, which is His Body, Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven while His Body is on the earth. The Son of God reigns over all creation, both visible and invisible, and has committed the government on earth to the Church, His body, for _"the government shall be upon his shoulder…"_ The shoulder is a part of the body; it is not part of the head. It is the divine responsibility of the Church, the Body of Christ, to provide the president, governors, senators, and all the various appointees or electoral officials that exercise governance in the land. This is the calling of the Church. Governance is the responsibility of the Body of Christ, however, the exact opposite is witnessed in Nigeria. Rather than provide governance, the instrument of the State is used to oppress, afflict, and persecute the Church. Could we then say that the word of God is not true? Far from it. The problem is not the word of God, it is the Church, and the problem of the Church is its leadership. Christian leadership is required to mobilize and harmonize all the potentials of the Church to provide temporal and spiritual leadership for Nigeria. Everything the Church needs to provide government in Nigeria has been given to the Church. Christians constitute the largest demographic group in Nigeria. They are the most educated, the most civilized, and the most enlightened. They constitute the largest group of professionals, academics, intellectuals, scientists, technocrats, skilled workers, and marketplace entrepreneurs. Even the wealth of Nigeria, be it oil, gas, ports, waterways, and the bulk of the arable land, is in Christian owned areas of the country. Unfortunately, Christians are currently an endangered species in Nigeria. Those who kill them are not prosecuted. Many prayers have been said, and are still being said, for the protection of Christians as well as for divine intervention for peace to reign in the land. So far, heaven has remained silent. God might be waiting for His people to do the very things they are calling on Him to do. It is a spiritual fact that if solution to a problem is available on the earth, God will not provide it from heaven. For the same reason, if an information is available on the earth, God will not give it from heaven. Revelation is God telling a man what no one can tell him on the earth. God only provides from heaven what man cannot provide on the earth. That is why God gave humans brains, to think and apply the solutions of God on earth. The major problem with Christianity in Nigeria is that many Christians have been put into neutral gear by some church leaders whose only message is "miracles" and "divine breakthroughs." Some churches do not teach members to think; they only teach them to expect miracles. The Church in Nigeria is not operating in dominion because it does not raise disciples. The Church has a generation of leaders whose specialty is raising spiritual babes whom they refer to as their “children”, and who also refer to those brothers as “daddy in the Lord”. This practice amounts to a violation of the Lord’s command in Matthew 23:9 _"And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven."_ It takes “sons” to exercise dominion. Nigeria is groaning in expectation of the manifestation of the sons of God (Rom. 8:19). Unfortunately, most churches keep producing babes in Christ who find it difficult to dominate their environment and establish the Kingdom of God in the land. One major shortcoming of most Christian assemblies is the failure to teach about the Kingdom of God. Christianity is basically about the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth. Both Jesus and John the Baptist started ministry in Matt. 3:2 and Matt. 4:17 proclaiming, _"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."_ In Matt. 6:33, Christians are commanded: _"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."_ Many church leaders inundate believers with messages of earthly wealth and prosperity. In the process of scrambling with the children of the world for the mundane things of the earth, Christians lose the righteousness of the Kingdom of God. If Christianity in Nigeria would be victorious, the obsession of many churches with mammon must cease, or in the alternative, a new generation of leaders must rise to lead the Church. So long as a generation of greed and vanity-infested leaders are in control of the Church, Christians will continue to suffer defeat and oppression in the country. There must be a return to Christlikeness in the Church. Jesus reigns over the universe, and at His name every knee shall bow. The method Christ used to conquer Satan is the same method that will work for the Church. Christ proclaimed, _"My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work"_ (John 4:34). In John 14:30, Jesus said, says, _"for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me,"_ confirming His holiness and separation from the world. How many Christians can make the same affirmation? On the physical level, there must be conscious plans to take the kingdom of Nigeria and hand it over to Jesus Christ. The Kingdom of God will not be established in Nigeria merely because people prayed, but because, as Christians, they also worked, for _"Faith without works is dead."_ (Jam. 2:26). As pointed out in a previous prayer call, no one wins an election because a prophecy was proclaimed over him or because anointing oil was poured upon his head. You win elections because you have political structures. Naturally speaking, the politician who does not pray but builds political structures will win an election over a Christian who prays but has no structures. Christians should not be deceived that a miracle would take place and a Christian without a political structure would win an election. Angels neither vote nor count votes. Therefore, the candidate must be in control of those human beings who vote and those that count the votes, while he still prays. God intervenes in human affairs when they have tried their best, but it is not enough. Rather than build Christian political structures, Christians in politics unfortunately hire the political structures of the Muslims. It is Muslims who control the existing political structures in Nigeria. This is the reason Christian politicians become helpless after getting into political office and they are unable to stand or speak for Christian interests. Many Christians blame Christian politicians for the failure to defend Christian interests, but they seldom ask which structure put them into the office. If the government would be on the shoulders of Jesus Christ in Nigeria, the following points should be noted. 1. Christians must realize they have a divine mandate to provide a righteous government for Nigeria. until they do so, the land would continue to mourn and suffer. God will not do what man is supposed to do. 2. leadership is crucial. Christians must agree to follow a leadership structure that will be the point of convergence. The various Christian groups must unite under one political leadership in the Church. In a previous prayer call, it was stated that the body established by the five Church groups in 2001 for this purpose is the Christian Social Movement of Nigeria (CSMN). 3. Christians must be prepared to fund their political structure. This can easily be done if each Christian agrees to contribute a token amount every month. The political process in Nigeria was intentionally designed to be very expensive, so that only the rich can participate. 4. training of interested candidates must commence. It is still not too late to prepare candidates for the 2027 elections. It is indispensable for Christian candidates to have basic understanding of the principles of the Kingdom of God, before they enter a political office. The National Prayer Altar is making that arrangement 5. Christians should obtain their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC), and Party Registration Card (PRC). While the PVC will enable them to vote on election day, the PRC will enable them to influence decisions of political parties. It is those with PRC that will decide which candidate would run and who should be a delegate at the party primaries. _Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves._ (Matt. 10: 16). God bless Nigeria. *PRAYER POINTS* 1. Isaiah 9:6 Thank God for the divine mandate upon the Church to provide government for Nigeria. Pray that this revelation shall become real to every Nigeria Christian. 2. Ps. 133 Pray for a fresh anointing of unity upon the Church, so that the Christians would work as one to fulfil the mandate of providing leadership for Nigeria. 3. Rom. 16:17-18 Pray that Christians shall be diligent and determined to resist those who will seek to divide the Church from fulfilling the divine mandate of providing righteous government for Nigeria. 4. Matt. 6:10 Pray that the government of the Kingdom of God shall be established upon Nigeria. 5. Titus 1:10-13 Pray that God will silence all ministers of the gospel who preach prosperity at the expense of Christlike discipleship. 6. Lam. 3:37 Cancel every utterance or confession to the effect that ungodly and wicked politicians shall continue to rule Nigeria in 2027. 7. Rev. 12:10-11 Plead the blood of Jesus to counter and nullify every sorcery, satanic ritual, and enchantment to retain the throne of Nigeria in the hands of Satan. *JOIN US AT THE DAILY PRAYERS FOR NIGERIA* Which started since 18th April 2022 TIME: 9.00 – 10.00pm daily WAT (Nigeria time) VENUE: ZOOM https://zoom.us/j/96806190505?pwd=K2RqcUN3YjRwQzEzRDZaMUt2N1ZsUT09 Meeting ID: 968 0619 0505 Passcode: 024184 *LINK TO MARATHON PRAYERS ZOOM ROOM* https://zoom.us/j/94064259957?pwd=bm13eDlSNTMrZWhVdTl5bmNRRlBHQT09 Meeting ID: 940 6425 9957 Passcode: Altar repent@csmnigeria.org *PLEASE SHARE*
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  • 2027: Muslim/Muslim Ticket Threatened; as Group writes Trump to protect Christians in Nigeria.
    by apostle | Mar 6, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
    2027: Muslim/Muslim Ticket Threatened; as Group writes Trump to protect Christians in Nigeria.
    By Bolaji O. Akinyemi.
    I was in the fore front of the cry against the injustice that evaded our political space in 2023. But my voice would have remained more or less lone, if not for people like the founder of ICAC-GEN, Dr Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe and others like him who lent their voices to the call for justice, fairness and equity. As those who should through Christian Association of Nigeria join the push, chooses to be content with exchanging their birthright for a plate of pottage of appointment under the yet to be, Muslim/Muslim Presidency, for which they invested all of mundanity that are unbecoming of a Christian to see injustice against their faith through to power.My points were strongly presented that the first daughter of a leading Muslim candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar could not but agreed with the need to do justice in that regard, she spoke with me through the phone of a leader of no mean influence who had served as the President of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria.This is beyond religion and should be spelt out in capital letters; A BALANCE TICKET IN 2027 or no deal should be the stand of every ambassador of peace in Nigeria. The sensitisation for a balance ticket come 2027 has begun in earnest as a coalition group known as INTERNATIONAL COALITION AGAINST CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE IN NIGERIA (ICAC-GEN) has written a letter to American Government appealing for intervention in the ongoing onslaught against Christian majority trapped in Nigeria .
    In the letter released to BVI Channel 1,the President of the Coalition- Dr. Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, PhD, DD, thanked President Donald Trump for the singular humane concern he has shown over time towards the plight of persecuted Christians in Nigeria and globally in general. The letter reads in full:” Dear Rt. Hon. Marco Rubio,DECLARE NIGERIA A CHRISTIAN MAJORITY NATION UNDER SIEGE BY A GOVERNMENT OF ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISTS IMPOSED BY PRESIDENTS BARACK OBAMA, AND JOE BIDENInternational Coalition against Christian Genocide in Nigeria (ICAC-GEN) is a United States registered non-profit 501(c) advocacy group. In accordance with the mission, aims, and objectives of our organization, we wish to bring to your urgent attention our earlier protest to President Joe Biden administration through the Secretary of State Rt. Hon. Antony Blinken over the persecution of Christians in Nigeria by Muslim leaders and their jihad agents and the failure of the Government of the United States of America to accord official recognition of the situation. The protest letter dated January 18, 2024, was in response to the decision of the United States of America to exclude Nigeria from the global list of countries where Christians are grossly persecuted. Titled, “Non-Inclusion of Nigeria among the “2023 Countries of Particular Concern, Special Watch List Countries, Entities of Particular Concern” and addressed to the immediate-past Secretary of State Rt. Hon. Antony Blinken, we posited that the decision of the United States Government to exclude Nigeria from such list clearly defined the United States of America under President Joe Biden administration as an accomplice in such Genocide against Nigerian Christians. The protest letter is attached herewith as appendix one.However, before proceeding further, we can not stop expressing our unqualified gratitude to President Donald Trump for the singular humane concern he has shown over time towards the plight of persecuted Christians in Nigeria and globally in general. A man of his words, President Trump has shown that he has both the moral capacity and undaunted political will to put the United States of America back on the track of her greatness as God’s Own Country. Indeed, much of President Trump’s Executive Orders appear to invoke 2 Chronicles Chapter 7, verse 14, which states inter alia:“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”It should be recalled that President Donald Trump had in 2018 in his Oval Office confronted the then visiting Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on this matter of persecution of Nigerian Christians in the following words: “Also, we’ve had very serious problems with Christians who have been murdered, killed in Nigeria. We‘re going to be working on that problem very, very hard, because we can’t allow that to happen. ”President Trump was also humanely amazing for hosting in his Oval Office on July 6, 2017. Miss Joy Bukhara and Miss Lydia Pogu in the company of his enviable daughter Ivanka Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu were among the fifty Christian students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State Nigeria, who were fortunate to escape from Boko Haram captivity out of the more than two hundred Christian students kidnapped by the Islamist insurgents. Unfortunately, this unsurpassed visionary concern of President Trump for the plight of Nigerian Christians could not be fulfilled at the time because of the evil machinations of the American Philistines and Amalekites But today, we are delighted that God has answered our prayers and restored him to his rightful position as the 47th President of the United States of America. We have the unqualified reason therefore to celebrate the Goodness of Our God Almighty through the Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ that President Donald Trump has risen again in spite of all the evil machinations of the enemy. For us, the election of President Trump was reminiscent of the Book of Acts of the Apostles Chapter 16 verses 25 and 26, which state: “And at midnight, Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. Suddenly, there was a great earthquake, so the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bands were loosed.”Like Paul and Silas praying and singing praises under the bondage of oppressive Roman Empire, Nigerian Christians continued to pray unceasingly with praises and worship to Almighty God for the victory of President Donald Trump. We prayed right from the point he declared his interest to re-contest his stolen mandate through all the persecutions that confronted him in the manner of the Saints departed to Election Day. And like the Walls of Biblical Jericho falling before the marching Israelites, we saw the doors of oppression against Christians in Nigeria and all over the world broken open with the consequent election of President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America.We wish to inform the Rt. Hon. Secretary of State that the same old order of oppression, persecution, kidnapping, maiming and mass killing of Nigerian Christians by the roguish Nigerian Muslim leadership through their armed Bandit, Armed Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram and ISWAP still exists with unimaginable impunity. Appendix One, which was our Protest letter to your predecessor Rt. Hon Antony Blinken will reveal more on this issue of persecution and slaughtering of Christians like animals by Muslim bandits, herdsmen, and insurgents under the protection of the federal government.It will interest the Rt. Hon. Secretary of State that since the inception of these acts of Muslim terrorism in Nigeria which involved mass killings, kidnapping for ransom, and displacement of indigenous people from their ancestral homes, no single terrorist has been brought before the court of law for trial. And since there has been no trial, there has also not been any conviction for terrorism against all the terrorists captured by government troops.It is ridiculous that while these Islamic terrorists continue to rake havoc against Christians, the same Government that claims to be fighting them tells us that they are at the same time rehabilitating the captured terrorists, most who eventually return to their old base of terrorism. There is, therefore, no better way to describe this program of rehabilitation of murderers than an obnoxious government policy of collaboration with the same terrorists. Why should the same terrorists not be emboldened to continue their heinous crimes against the Nigeria Christian population with unbridled impunity if it has been made clear to them that capture means freedom from prosecution for their crimes? Coupled with the unimaginable Islamic terrorism tormenting Nigerian Christians, the present Muslim President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dramatically turned Nigerian Christians into inconsequential minorities in a country they are numerically in majority against Muslims through alienation in political appointments. Appendix two presents the list of the high points of this alienation of Christians by the current federal government under Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Here, Christians were allotted only 7 positions and Muslims 17 positions from President Bola Tinubu, a Muslim and Vice President Kashim Shettima, a Muslim to 22 Heads of Nigerian Security Agencies. Furthermore, Appendix Three, which is the list of the Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, presents another stark evidence of gross discrimination against Christians, with only 15 Christians out of a total of 48 Ministers This same pattern is observed in other lower federal government agencies. The Rt. Hon Secretary of State Sir, we wish to state that Nigeria is a Christian-majority nation supported both statistically and demographically in practical political terms. Unfortunately, this has over the years incredibly manipulated in favor of Muslims through the devious pro-Islamic policies of false population estimates without official population census and the unflinching support of the Islamic World through mandated false population estimation by Pew Research Center with the backing of Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. We are therefore by the same token protesting against the United States of America State Department 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom with reference to Nigeria in which the percentage of Christian population was put at 48.1% and that of Muslims at 50%, based on the outdated 2015 Pew Research Center Report. We wish to emphasize that the stated population ratio between Christians and Muslims has neither empirical nor accurate estimated basis.The reasons are obvious. First, apart from the 1951/53 National Census conducted by British Colonial administration, Nigeria, as an independent nation, has never conducted a credible national census up till this moment. The first national population census conducted by Nigeria as an independent nation was the 1962 Census, which was later canceled because of incidents of fraud. The 1963 Census, which followed shortly, was again embroiled in the same allegation of fraud leading to its rejection by Eastern and Midwestern Regions. It was, however, upheld by the Supreme Court.The 1973 Census, which was the first to be conducted by a military government, showed that Christians were more in population in Nigeria than Muslims. It was for that reason that the Northern Muslim apex organization Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) protested against the census result and consequently compelled the Head of State General Yakubu Gowon to cancel the census result.It was in order to perpetually cover up this fact of Christian majority that the 1991 Census conducted by the Federal Military Government of General Ibrahim Babangida excluded religious and ethnic identities, including State of origin from the enumeration forms. This exclusion was further carried forward in the 2006 National Census conducted under President Olusegun Obasanjo. In August 2013 when the then Chairman of National Population Commission (NPC) Chief Festus Odimegwu played host to the Director General of International Organization on Migration (IOM), Ambassador William Lacy Swing, he emphatically affirmed the case of lack of accurate population figures for Nigeria. In his words: “We do not really know our population; that is the truth of the matter because all the census ever conducted in this country ended in controversy. “We do our work, but politicians interfere, and at the end, you do not really know what population or census figures are.”Chief Odimegwu even went further in August the same year to reconfirm the situation when he stated: “No census has been credible in Nigeria since 1816. Even the one conducted in 2006 is not credible. I have the records and evidence produced by scholars and professors of repute; this is not my report. If the current laws are not amended, the planned 2016 census will not succeed.”This later statement subsequently earned him his sack from the position. Alarmed, immediately after the statement, the Northern Muslim oligarchy who criminally clings to this spurious population census as the basis of their manipulation of both election results and delineation of national political constituencies sent the Governor of Kano State Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso to demand from President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Festus Odimegwu’s sack. The politically malleable Jonathan eventually caved in to their request and fired Chief Odimegwu immediately.There is therefore no official statistics of the population ratio between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria. Moreover, Nigeria is a nation where there are no official records of birth and death. So, the said 2015 Pew Research Center report on the population ratio between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria is not founded on verifiable evidence. On the other hand, the demographic picture of the Nigerian nation evidently tilts in favor of the Christian majority against Muslims. Concerning this demographic picture, even the same United States 2023 State Department Report on International Religious Freedom states inter alia concerning Nigeria: Islam is the dominant religion in the North West and North East Regions, although significant Christian populations reside there as well. Christians and Muslims reside in approximately equal numbers in the North Central Region. Christianity is the dominant religion in the South West, including Lagos, which is also home to significant Muslim populations. In the South East Region, Christian groups, including Catholics, Anglicans, and Methodists, constitute the majority. In the South South, Christians form a substantial majority. To break down the above demographic scenario to basic understanding, we will use the religious affiliations of elected State Governors and their Deputies as the point of our comparative reference. In the present political dispensation, Christians hold the positions of elected State Governors in twenty States out of the thirty-six States of the Federation, leaving Muslims with sixteen States. Similarly, Christians occupy twenty positions of Deputy Governors out of the thirty-six States of the Federation, with Muslims again holding sixteen slots. Baring the presence of other minority religions, when we, therefore, algebraically calculate the above ratio, we arrive at Christians, constituting 55.6 percent of Nigeria’s approximate population, while Muslims constitute 44.4 percent. This is however without prejudice to the fact that Christians constitute between twenty and sixty percent of the population of such States as Kaduna, Niger, Kebbi, Bauchi, Yobe and Borno where Muslims continue to fraudulently produce both the Governors and Deputy Governors. For example, Kaduna State is approximately made up of sixty percent of the Christian population. Even such States as Adamawa, Gombe, Nasarawa and Kogi are made up of Christian majority population but Muslim leaders continue to manipulate themselves into the Governorship positions through election rigging and partly because of the political naivety of their Christian population. Given the foregoing evidence which established the incontrovertible fact that Christians make up the majority population of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we humbly request a review of the official State Department classification of the Christian-Muslim population ratio as contained in the State Department 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom based on the outdated 2015 Pew Research Center Report. Against the 48.1% Christian population ratio and 50% Muslims population ratio presented by the above 2023 State Department Report, therefore, we request that the correct version should be in the following order: Christians 55.6%; Muslims 44.4%.
    The Rt. Hon Secretary of State Sir, the outlandish height of Muslim impunity in rigging elections in Nigeria against Christians is not only limited to positioning their cronies in strategic judicial and executive positions that specifically deal with the rigging of elections, but included the brazen recruitment of grossly underage children between five and fifteen years to vote as adults in Presidential elections, as shown by appendix four which represents the case of Kano State.
    This brazen impunity is further revealed by the jihadist tirades of the current Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Kashim Shettima in which he boasted that Islam must conquer Nigeria and that they must test the objective with the imposition of a Muslim President and a Muslim Vice President on Nigerian Christians. This is contained in the attached video clip of his speech as appendix five.We are therefore pleading with the Rt. Hon Secretary of State and our divine-inspired President Donald Trump to take a strong stance against the persecution of Nigerian Christians by the current administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Fulani Muslim jihadist allies. Indeed it will not be out place if we request the President to appoint a Special Envoy on the persecution of Nigerian Christians, given the strategic importance of Nigeria to American Africa policy and the fight against terrorism in Africa. We make this special request bearing in mind that a Muslim President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will never work in accord with the international policy objectives of the United States of America. As the most populous African country, a pro-America Nigeria can only be properly and objectively defined by a Christian President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Respectfully Yours,Dr. Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, PhD, DDPresident “Now that ICAC-GEN has hosted the protest that should be led by CAN, will CAN be humble enough to come serve humanity or be content with defensive tactics that have aided the trampling of our faith by the enemies of Christ and his Cross in Nigeria? The case of closure of schools in some Northern States for the Ramadan is a needless kick by CAN. That happened because we allowed the erosion of just and fair representation in Government.
    Everyone who is worthy to answer the name Christian should stand with ICAC-GEN in this protest. I was one of the few people he beckoned on at the formation of ICAC-GEN. I have come a long way with Dr Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, not without our differences, but it dissolves at the admonition of Christ to seek first the kingdom of God and is righteousness. This an opportunity to rally us together for a balance ticket, come 2027 in the interest of Christ and his Kingdom in Nigeria, on this there should be no compromise.
    Dr. Bolaji O. Akinyemi is an Apostle and Nation Builder. He’s also President Voice of His Word Ministries and Convener Apostolic Round Table. BoT Chairman, Project Victory Call Initiative, AKA PVC Naija. He is a strategic Communicator and the C.E.O, Masterbuilder Communications.
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    2027: Muslim/Muslim Ticket Threatened; as Group writes Trump to protect Christians in Nigeria. by apostle | Mar 6, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 comments 2027: Muslim/Muslim Ticket Threatened; as Group writes Trump to protect Christians in Nigeria. By Bolaji O. Akinyemi. I was in the fore front of the cry against the injustice that evaded our political space in 2023. But my voice would have remained more or less lone, if not for people like the founder of ICAC-GEN, Dr Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe and others like him who lent their voices to the call for justice, fairness and equity. As those who should through Christian Association of Nigeria join the push, chooses to be content with exchanging their birthright for a plate of pottage of appointment under the yet to be, Muslim/Muslim Presidency, for which they invested all of mundanity that are unbecoming of a Christian to see injustice against their faith through to power.My points were strongly presented that the first daughter of a leading Muslim candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar could not but agreed with the need to do justice in that regard, she spoke with me through the phone of a leader of no mean influence who had served as the President of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria.This is beyond religion and should be spelt out in capital letters; A BALANCE TICKET IN 2027 or no deal should be the stand of every ambassador of peace in Nigeria. The sensitisation for a balance ticket come 2027 has begun in earnest as a coalition group known as INTERNATIONAL COALITION AGAINST CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE IN NIGERIA (ICAC-GEN) has written a letter to American Government appealing for intervention in the ongoing onslaught against Christian majority trapped in Nigeria . In the letter released to BVI Channel 1,the President of the Coalition- Dr. Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, PhD, DD, thanked President Donald Trump for the singular humane concern he has shown over time towards the plight of persecuted Christians in Nigeria and globally in general. The letter reads in full:” Dear Rt. Hon. Marco Rubio,DECLARE NIGERIA A CHRISTIAN MAJORITY NATION UNDER SIEGE BY A GOVERNMENT OF ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISTS IMPOSED BY PRESIDENTS BARACK OBAMA, AND JOE BIDENInternational Coalition against Christian Genocide in Nigeria (ICAC-GEN) is a United States registered non-profit 501(c) advocacy group. In accordance with the mission, aims, and objectives of our organization, we wish to bring to your urgent attention our earlier protest to President Joe Biden administration through the Secretary of State Rt. Hon. Antony Blinken over the persecution of Christians in Nigeria by Muslim leaders and their jihad agents and the failure of the Government of the United States of America to accord official recognition of the situation. The protest letter dated January 18, 2024, was in response to the decision of the United States of America to exclude Nigeria from the global list of countries where Christians are grossly persecuted. Titled, “Non-Inclusion of Nigeria among the “2023 Countries of Particular Concern, Special Watch List Countries, Entities of Particular Concern” and addressed to the immediate-past Secretary of State Rt. Hon. Antony Blinken, we posited that the decision of the United States Government to exclude Nigeria from such list clearly defined the United States of America under President Joe Biden administration as an accomplice in such Genocide against Nigerian Christians. The protest letter is attached herewith as appendix one.However, before proceeding further, we can not stop expressing our unqualified gratitude to President Donald Trump for the singular humane concern he has shown over time towards the plight of persecuted Christians in Nigeria and globally in general. A man of his words, President Trump has shown that he has both the moral capacity and undaunted political will to put the United States of America back on the track of her greatness as God’s Own Country. Indeed, much of President Trump’s Executive Orders appear to invoke 2 Chronicles Chapter 7, verse 14, which states inter alia:“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”It should be recalled that President Donald Trump had in 2018 in his Oval Office confronted the then visiting Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on this matter of persecution of Nigerian Christians in the following words: “Also, we’ve had very serious problems with Christians who have been murdered, killed in Nigeria. We‘re going to be working on that problem very, very hard, because we can’t allow that to happen. ”President Trump was also humanely amazing for hosting in his Oval Office on July 6, 2017. Miss Joy Bukhara and Miss Lydia Pogu in the company of his enviable daughter Ivanka Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu were among the fifty Christian students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State Nigeria, who were fortunate to escape from Boko Haram captivity out of the more than two hundred Christian students kidnapped by the Islamist insurgents. Unfortunately, this unsurpassed visionary concern of President Trump for the plight of Nigerian Christians could not be fulfilled at the time because of the evil machinations of the American Philistines and Amalekites But today, we are delighted that God has answered our prayers and restored him to his rightful position as the 47th President of the United States of America. We have the unqualified reason therefore to celebrate the Goodness of Our God Almighty through the Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ that President Donald Trump has risen again in spite of all the evil machinations of the enemy. For us, the election of President Trump was reminiscent of the Book of Acts of the Apostles Chapter 16 verses 25 and 26, which state: “And at midnight, Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. Suddenly, there was a great earthquake, so the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bands were loosed.”Like Paul and Silas praying and singing praises under the bondage of oppressive Roman Empire, Nigerian Christians continued to pray unceasingly with praises and worship to Almighty God for the victory of President Donald Trump. We prayed right from the point he declared his interest to re-contest his stolen mandate through all the persecutions that confronted him in the manner of the Saints departed to Election Day. And like the Walls of Biblical Jericho falling before the marching Israelites, we saw the doors of oppression against Christians in Nigeria and all over the world broken open with the consequent election of President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America.We wish to inform the Rt. Hon. Secretary of State that the same old order of oppression, persecution, kidnapping, maiming and mass killing of Nigerian Christians by the roguish Nigerian Muslim leadership through their armed Bandit, Armed Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram and ISWAP still exists with unimaginable impunity. Appendix One, which was our Protest letter to your predecessor Rt. Hon Antony Blinken will reveal more on this issue of persecution and slaughtering of Christians like animals by Muslim bandits, herdsmen, and insurgents under the protection of the federal government.It will interest the Rt. Hon. Secretary of State that since the inception of these acts of Muslim terrorism in Nigeria which involved mass killings, kidnapping for ransom, and displacement of indigenous people from their ancestral homes, no single terrorist has been brought before the court of law for trial. And since there has been no trial, there has also not been any conviction for terrorism against all the terrorists captured by government troops.It is ridiculous that while these Islamic terrorists continue to rake havoc against Christians, the same Government that claims to be fighting them tells us that they are at the same time rehabilitating the captured terrorists, most who eventually return to their old base of terrorism. There is, therefore, no better way to describe this program of rehabilitation of murderers than an obnoxious government policy of collaboration with the same terrorists. Why should the same terrorists not be emboldened to continue their heinous crimes against the Nigeria Christian population with unbridled impunity if it has been made clear to them that capture means freedom from prosecution for their crimes? Coupled with the unimaginable Islamic terrorism tormenting Nigerian Christians, the present Muslim President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dramatically turned Nigerian Christians into inconsequential minorities in a country they are numerically in majority against Muslims through alienation in political appointments. Appendix two presents the list of the high points of this alienation of Christians by the current federal government under Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Here, Christians were allotted only 7 positions and Muslims 17 positions from President Bola Tinubu, a Muslim and Vice President Kashim Shettima, a Muslim to 22 Heads of Nigerian Security Agencies. Furthermore, Appendix Three, which is the list of the Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, presents another stark evidence of gross discrimination against Christians, with only 15 Christians out of a total of 48 Ministers This same pattern is observed in other lower federal government agencies. The Rt. Hon Secretary of State Sir, we wish to state that Nigeria is a Christian-majority nation supported both statistically and demographically in practical political terms. Unfortunately, this has over the years incredibly manipulated in favor of Muslims through the devious pro-Islamic policies of false population estimates without official population census and the unflinching support of the Islamic World through mandated false population estimation by Pew Research Center with the backing of Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. We are therefore by the same token protesting against the United States of America State Department 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom with reference to Nigeria in which the percentage of Christian population was put at 48.1% and that of Muslims at 50%, based on the outdated 2015 Pew Research Center Report. We wish to emphasize that the stated population ratio between Christians and ☪️ Muslims has neither empirical nor accurate estimated basis.The reasons are obvious. First, apart from the 1951/53 National Census conducted by British Colonial administration, Nigeria, as an independent nation, has never conducted a credible national census up till this moment. The first national population census conducted by Nigeria as an independent nation was the 1962 Census, which was later canceled because of incidents of fraud. The 1963 Census, which followed shortly, was again embroiled in the same allegation of fraud leading to its rejection by Eastern and Midwestern Regions. It was, however, upheld by the Supreme Court.The 1973 Census, which was the first to be conducted by a military government, showed that Christians were more in population in Nigeria than Muslims. It was for that reason that the Northern Muslim apex organization Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) protested against the census result and consequently compelled the Head of State General Yakubu Gowon to cancel the census result.It was in order to perpetually cover up this fact of Christian majority that the 1991 Census conducted by the Federal Military Government of General Ibrahim Babangida excluded religious and ethnic identities, including State of origin from the enumeration forms. This exclusion was further carried forward in the 2006 National Census conducted under President Olusegun Obasanjo. In August 2013 when the then Chairman of National Population Commission (NPC) Chief Festus Odimegwu played host to the Director General of International Organization on Migration (IOM), Ambassador William Lacy Swing, he emphatically affirmed the case of lack of accurate population figures for Nigeria. In his words: “We do not really know our population; that is the truth of the matter because all the census ever conducted in this country ended in controversy. “We do our work, but politicians interfere, and at the end, you do not really know what population or census figures are.”Chief Odimegwu even went further in August the same year to reconfirm the situation when he stated: “No census has been credible in Nigeria since 1816. Even the one conducted in 2006 is not credible. I have the records and evidence produced by scholars and professors of repute; this is not my report. If the current laws are not amended, the planned 2016 census will not succeed.”This later statement subsequently earned him his sack from the position. Alarmed, immediately after the statement, the Northern Muslim oligarchy who criminally clings to this spurious population census as the basis of their manipulation of both election results and delineation of national political constituencies sent the Governor of Kano State Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso to demand from President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Festus Odimegwu’s sack. The politically malleable Jonathan eventually caved in to their request and fired Chief Odimegwu immediately.There is therefore no official statistics of the population ratio between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria. Moreover, Nigeria is a nation where there are no official records of birth and death. So, the said 2015 Pew Research Center report on the population ratio between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria is not founded on verifiable evidence. On the other hand, the demographic picture of the Nigerian nation evidently tilts in favor of the Christian majority against Muslims. Concerning this demographic picture, even the same United States 2023 State Department Report on International Religious Freedom states inter alia concerning Nigeria: Islam is the dominant religion in the North West and North East Regions, although significant Christian populations reside there as well. Christians and Muslims reside in approximately equal numbers in the North Central Region. Christianity is the dominant religion in the South West, including Lagos, which is also home to significant Muslim populations. In the South East Region, Christian groups, including Catholics, Anglicans, and Methodists, constitute the majority. In the South South, Christians form a substantial majority. To break down the above demographic scenario to basic understanding, we will use the religious affiliations of elected State Governors and their Deputies as the point of our comparative reference. In the present political dispensation, Christians hold the positions of elected State Governors in twenty States out of the thirty-six States of the Federation, leaving Muslims with sixteen States. Similarly, Christians occupy twenty positions of Deputy Governors out of the thirty-six States of the Federation, with Muslims again holding sixteen slots. Baring the presence of other minority religions, when we, therefore, algebraically calculate the above ratio, we arrive at Christians, constituting 55.6 percent of Nigeria’s approximate population, while Muslims constitute 44.4 percent. This is however without prejudice to the fact that Christians constitute between twenty and sixty percent of the population of such States as Kaduna, Niger, Kebbi, Bauchi, Yobe and Borno where Muslims continue to fraudulently produce both the Governors and Deputy Governors. For example, Kaduna State is approximately made up of sixty percent of the Christian population. Even such States as Adamawa, Gombe, Nasarawa and Kogi are made up of Christian majority population but Muslim leaders continue to manipulate themselves into the Governorship positions through election rigging and partly because of the political naivety of their Christian population. Given the foregoing evidence which established the incontrovertible fact that Christians make up the majority population of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we humbly request a review of the official State Department classification of the Christian-Muslim population ratio as contained in the State Department 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom based on the outdated 2015 Pew Research Center Report. Against the 48.1% Christian population ratio and 50% Muslims population ratio presented by the above 2023 State Department Report, therefore, we request that the correct version should be in the following order: Christians 55.6%; Muslims 44.4%. The Rt. Hon Secretary of State Sir, the outlandish height of Muslim impunity in rigging elections in Nigeria against Christians is not only limited to positioning their cronies in strategic judicial and executive positions that specifically deal with the rigging of elections, but included the brazen recruitment of grossly underage children between five and fifteen years to vote as adults in Presidential elections, as shown by appendix four which represents the case of Kano State. This brazen impunity is further revealed by the jihadist tirades of the current Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Kashim Shettima in which he boasted that Islam must conquer Nigeria and that they must test the objective with the imposition of a Muslim President and a Muslim Vice President on Nigerian Christians. This is contained in the attached video clip of his speech as appendix five.We are therefore pleading with the Rt. Hon Secretary of State and our divine-inspired President Donald Trump to take a strong stance against the persecution of Nigerian Christians by the current administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Fulani Muslim jihadist allies. Indeed it will not be out place if we request the President to appoint a Special Envoy on the persecution of Nigerian Christians, given the strategic importance of Nigeria to American Africa policy and the fight against terrorism in Africa. We make this special request bearing in mind that a Muslim President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will never work in accord with the international policy objectives of the United States of America. As the most populous African country, a pro-America Nigeria can only be properly and objectively defined by a Christian President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Respectfully Yours,Dr. Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, PhD, DDPresident “Now that ICAC-GEN has hosted the protest that should be led by CAN, will CAN be humble enough to come serve humanity or be content with defensive tactics that have aided the trampling of our faith by the enemies of Christ and his Cross in Nigeria? The case of closure of schools in some Northern States for the Ramadan is a needless kick by CAN. That happened because we allowed the erosion of just and fair representation in Government. Everyone who is worthy to answer the name Christian should stand with ICAC-GEN in this protest. I was one of the few people he beckoned on at the formation of ICAC-GEN. I have come a long way with Dr Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, not without our differences, but it dissolves at the admonition of Christ to seek first the kingdom of God and is righteousness. This an opportunity to rally us together for a balance ticket, come 2027 in the interest of Christ and his Kingdom in Nigeria, on this there should be no compromise. Dr. Bolaji O. Akinyemi is an Apostle and Nation Builder. He’s also President Voice of His Word Ministries and Convener Apostolic Round Table. BoT Chairman, Project Victory Call Initiative, AKA PVC Naija. He is a strategic Communicator and the C.E.O, Masterbuilder Communications. Email:bolajiakinyemi66@gmail.com Facebook: Bolaji Akinyemi. X: Bolaji O Akinyemi Instagram:bolajioakinyemi Phone: +2348033041236 Submit a Comment Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
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  • The establishment of a structured Christian political framework in Nigeria is essential for several reasons:

    1. Upholding Ethical Governance

    Christian participation in politics can promote integrity and transparency. Historically, leaders like Olusegun Obasanjo have implemented policies aimed at combating corruption and promoting ethical governance, influenced by their Christian faith.
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    2. Advocating for Justice and Equity

    A Christian political structure can serve as a platform to address societal injustices, ensuring that policies reflect compassion and fairness, aligning with biblical teachings on justice.

    3. Encouraging Active Civic Engagement

    The church can play a pivotal role in mobilizing Christians to participate in the political process, fostering a sense of responsibility towards national development. Organizing seminars and workshops can educate congregants on the importance of political involvement.
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    4. Promoting National Development

    Christian institutions have historically contributed to national development through education and healthcare. A political structure rooted in Christian values can further these contributions by influencing policies that promote the rule of law, equity, and the overall well-being of citizens.
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    5. Fostering Interfaith Dialogue and Unity

    In a religiously diverse nation like Nigeria, a Christian political framework can encourage dialogue and collaboration between different religious groups, promoting peace and unity.
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    In conclusion, establishing a Christian political structure in Nigeria is imperative for promoting ethical governance, justice, active civic engagement, national development, and interfaith harmony. By aligning political involvement with Christian values, believers can contribute significantly to the nation's progress and stability.
    The establishment of a structured Christian political framework in Nigeria is essential for several reasons: 1. Upholding Ethical Governance Christian participation in politics can promote integrity and transparency. Historically, leaders like Olusegun Obasanjo have implemented policies aimed at combating corruption and promoting ethical governance, influenced by their Christian faith. ACJOL.ORG 2. Advocating for Justice and Equity A Christian political structure can serve as a platform to address societal injustices, ensuring that policies reflect compassion and fairness, aligning with biblical teachings on justice. 3. Encouraging Active Civic Engagement The church can play a pivotal role in mobilizing Christians to participate in the political process, fostering a sense of responsibility towards national development. Organizing seminars and workshops can educate congregants on the importance of political involvement. ACJOL.ORG 4. Promoting National Development Christian institutions have historically contributed to national development through education and healthcare. A political structure rooted in Christian values can further these contributions by influencing policies that promote the rule of law, equity, and the overall well-being of citizens. SCIELO.ORG.ZA 5. Fostering Interfaith Dialogue and Unity In a religiously diverse nation like Nigeria, a Christian political framework can encourage dialogue and collaboration between different religious groups, promoting peace and unity. JLIFLC.COM In conclusion, establishing a Christian political structure in Nigeria is imperative for promoting ethical governance, justice, active civic engagement, national development, and interfaith harmony. By aligning political involvement with Christian values, believers can contribute significantly to the nation's progress and stability.
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  • Kingdom colonization, in the context of Christian mission and ministry, refers to the process of extending the kingdom of God into every sphere of a nation, transforming its culture, values, and institutions. Specifically the sphere that must be colonized are called the Seven Mountains or Seven Spheres of Culture which are; Religion, Family, Education, Government, Media, Arts & Entertainment, and Business.

    The goals of kingdom colonization can be summarized as follows:

    Goal 1: Spiritual Transformation:

    Establish a strong, vibrant, and multiplying church that reflects the kingdom of God.
    Foster a culture of prayer, worship, and discipleship.
    Promote evangelism, outreach, and missions.

    Goal 2: Cultural Transformation;

    Influence the arts, media, education, and entertainment to reflect kingdom values.
    Promote a culture of excellence, integrity, and morality.
    Encourage critical thinking, creativity, and innovation.

    Goal 3: Socio-Economic Transformation;

    Address poverty, inequality, and social injustice through sustainable development initiatives.
    Promote economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, and job creation.
    Improve access to quality education, healthcare, and social services.

    Goal 4: Governance and Leadership Transformation;

    Promote good governance, transparency, and accountability in government and institutions.
    Develop and support leaders who embody kingdom values and principles.
    Encourage active citizenship, community engagement, and social responsibility.

    Goal 5: Environmental Transformation;

    Promote environmental stewardship, conservation, and sustainability.
    Address climate change, pollution, and other environmental challenges.
    Encourage eco-friendly practices, renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture.

    Goal 6: Reconciliation and Unity;

    Promote reconciliation, forgiveness, and healing among diverse groups and communities.
    Foster unity, cooperation, and collaboration among different stakeholders.
    Encourage interfaith dialogue, mutual understanding, and respect.

    Goal 7: Discipling the Nation;

    Develop and implement a comprehensive discipleship strategy for the nation.
    Establish discipleship programs, training initiatives, and mentorship opportunities.
    Promote a culture of discipleship, accountability, and spiritual growth. Isaiah:9:6, Matthew 28:18-20 and Revelation 11:15
    Kingdom colonization, in the context of Christian mission and ministry, refers to the process of extending the kingdom of God into every sphere of a nation, transforming its culture, values, and institutions. Specifically the sphere that must be colonized are called the Seven Mountains or Seven Spheres of Culture which are; Religion, Family, Education, Government, Media, Arts & Entertainment, and Business. The goals of kingdom colonization can be summarized as follows: Goal 1: Spiritual Transformation: Establish a strong, vibrant, and multiplying church that reflects the kingdom of God. Foster a culture of prayer, worship, and discipleship. Promote evangelism, outreach, and missions. Goal 2: Cultural Transformation; Influence the arts, media, education, and entertainment to reflect kingdom values. Promote a culture of excellence, integrity, and morality. Encourage critical thinking, creativity, and innovation. Goal 3: Socio-Economic Transformation; Address poverty, inequality, and social injustice through sustainable development initiatives. Promote economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, and job creation. Improve access to quality education, healthcare, and social services. Goal 4: Governance and Leadership Transformation; Promote good governance, transparency, and accountability in government and institutions. Develop and support leaders who embody kingdom values and principles. Encourage active citizenship, community engagement, and social responsibility. Goal 5: Environmental Transformation; Promote environmental stewardship, conservation, and sustainability. Address climate change, pollution, and other environmental challenges. Encourage eco-friendly practices, renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture. Goal 6: Reconciliation and Unity; Promote reconciliation, forgiveness, and healing among diverse groups and communities. Foster unity, cooperation, and collaboration among different stakeholders. Encourage interfaith dialogue, mutual understanding, and respect. Goal 7: Discipling the Nation; Develop and implement a comprehensive discipleship strategy for the nation. Establish discipleship programs, training initiatives, and mentorship opportunities. Promote a culture of discipleship, accountability, and spiritual growth. Isaiah:9:6, Matthew 28:18-20 and Revelation 11:15
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  • Please, join me and thousands of other likeminded believers in coming before God and interceding on behalf of Nigeria.

    Prayer focus:Ephesians 6:13-14; 2 Chr.7:14

    Our nation is in a vulnerable position both from a national security standpoint, from economic standpoint and from a spiritual standpoint. With wars continuing to rage across the globe, political leaders missing in action, and unprecedented failure, and policy summersault of the government and political ground standing, instability, corruption, terrorism, kidnapping etc, followers of Christ need to be a source of stabilizing hope during this time of chaos.

    We are living in very unsettled and turbulent times, but we take comfort in the fact that no matter who holds the reins of power that God remains on the throne. While some might be taken in by the calls for protests and expressions of grievances of various ethnic nationalities and groups, we as the church remain true to the core values we find in scripture, and we will not compromise biblical truth.
    Scriptures tells us that if the people of God pray and seek His face, that He will heal our land(2 Chr. 7:14). Therefore, I, the undersigned, commit to praying for the security and stability of my country Nigeria, that our nation would return to God, and place its trust in Him. I, as a member of the church and the body of Christ, commit to being a shining light rooted in the word of God, and I am praying for other believers to remain focused on the Lord, and not be tossed about by the waves of political uncertainty as others are.
    I pray that the Lord would use these unstable times to turn people to Him and redeem Nigeria as a nation under God indeed and in truth.
    Please, join me and thousands of other likeminded believers in coming before God and interceding on behalf of Nigeria. Prayer focus:Ephesians 6:13-14; 2 Chr.7:14 Our nation is in a vulnerable position both from a national security standpoint, from economic standpoint and from a spiritual standpoint. With wars continuing to rage across the globe, political leaders missing in action, and unprecedented failure, and policy summersault of the government and political ground standing, instability, corruption, terrorism, kidnapping etc, followers of Christ need to be a source of stabilizing hope during this time of chaos. We are living in very unsettled and turbulent times, but we take comfort in the fact that no matter who holds the reins of power that God remains on the throne. While some might be taken in by the calls for protests and expressions of grievances of various ethnic nationalities and groups, we as the church remain true to the core values we find in scripture, and we will not compromise biblical truth. Scriptures tells us that if the people of God pray and seek His face, that He will heal our land(2 Chr. 7:14). Therefore, I, the undersigned, commit to praying for the security and stability of my country Nigeria, that our nation would return to God, and place its trust in Him. I, as a member of the church and the body of Christ, commit to being a shining light rooted in the word of God, and I am praying for other believers to remain focused on the Lord, and not be tossed about by the waves of political uncertainty as others are. I pray that the Lord would use these unstable times to turn people to Him and redeem Nigeria as a nation under God indeed and in truth.
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  • Political correctness (PC) refers to language, policies, and behaviors that avoid offending or marginalizing certain groups, particularly those related to:

    1. Race
    2. Gender
    3. Sexual orientation
    4. Religion
    5. Disability
    6. Socioeconomic status

    PC aims to promote inclusivity, respect, and equality by:

    1. Avoiding stereotypes and biases
    2. Using neutral or inclusive language
    3. Recognizing and addressing systemic inequalities
    4. Creating a safe and welcoming environment

    However, some critics argue that PC can:

    1. Limit free speech
    2. Create a culture of censorship
    3. Foster a sense of entitlement
    4. Ignore or downplay legitimate concerns

    The concept of PC is complex and contentious, with varying interpretations and implications. While intended to promote social justice and equality, its implementation can be nuanced and context-dependent.
    Political correctness (PC) refers to language, policies, and behaviors that avoid offending or marginalizing certain groups, particularly those related to: 1. Race 2. Gender 3. Sexual orientation 4. Religion 5. Disability 6. Socioeconomic status PC aims to promote inclusivity, respect, and equality by: 1. Avoiding stereotypes and biases 2. Using neutral or inclusive language 3. Recognizing and addressing systemic inequalities 4. Creating a safe and welcoming environment However, some critics argue that PC can: 1. Limit free speech 2. Create a culture of censorship 3. Foster a sense of entitlement 4. Ignore or downplay legitimate concerns The concept of PC is complex and contentious, with varying interpretations and implications. While intended to promote social justice and equality, its implementation can be nuanced and context-dependent.
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