(By Nk'iru. Njoku) - So the governor of Zamfara allegedly made the boo-boo of stating
that the recent outbreak of Meningitis in Zamfara area was an act of God - a
punishment for sin.
The Nigerian arm of the internet has been thrown into an angry
frenzy. Everybody is casting stones at this governor and I'm shaking my head. I
mean, I do get the uproar.
But is this not the same country where every goddamn thing has a
religious angle even when it has zilch to do with your God(s) and everything to
do with your simple refusal to apply COMMON SENSE?
When you people hold prayer sessions in your offices before you
start work for the day, what do you think you are doing?
I'll tell you.
You're saying 'I might be a professional, but my job is not
really mine to do. If I fuck up, it's how God wants it to happen, after all
I've prayed'.
When a person has a disability that has no cure but can only be
managed, and you 'block your head' with the fancy words of your pastor and you
then tell said person with disability to get a miracle from your pastor, you
tell them you're sure they don't have faith and that's why they haven't been
healed, what do you think you are doing?
When you as a technician are doing a technical job and you are
asked what your timelines are and you say 'by God's grace we will finish on so
and so day', what do you think you are doing?
