Stop blaming Pastors for Bad governance

I know we’re supposed to “speak positively” and “use our words well,” but honestly?Nigeria may be messed up.And if you’re one of those constantly asking,“Why aren’t pastors speaking up?”You may not like this, but please… get over it.This year alone, we’ve seen countless terrible news reports, terrorist attacks, insecurity, fear, displacement, and pain. While all of this is happening, many leaders are still focused on politics, power, campaigns, and ballots.Meanwhile, people cannot worship peacefully.Children cannot get quality education.Teachers cannot even afford to live comfortably doing the jobs they love.Haba.And somehow, the blame still circles back to pastors.“Why aren’t they saying anything?”Please, miss me with that narrative.Many pastors are already doing more than they should have to do. They are praying, helping communities, providing relief materials, supporting displaced families, paying school fees, feeding people, funding outreaches, and carrying burdens that the government should have handled in the first place.Constantly acting like pastors are the root of Nigeria’s problems ignores the bigger issue. The issue is that our leaders are bad.And honestly?I can’t even lie anymore. I do not have faith in this government. But I still have faith in God. Sometimes I find myself praying for God’s mercy because His mercy reaches everyone, even the wicked. Yet there are moments when the human part of me just wants God to arise and judge evil completely.Because enough is enough.Still, beyond anger, we have responsibilities too.We must speak up. We must pray.We must support one another.And yes, we must vote.Get your PVC.I know many people feel discouraged and believe their votes do not count because corruption continues to manipulate the system. But we still cannot surrender completely to hopelessness. We do what we can while trusting God with what we cannot control.Let us not become numb to the pain around us.Let us not normalize evil.Let us not stop caring.And whoever thought that there would be a prayer point like, ‘May Nigeria never happen to the people we love or us.Take care of yourselves.Read a book about NigeriaThe story follows Omotayo Balogun, whose life is shattered when her hardworking best friend, Deji, is shot and killed in front of her by a trigger-happy officer. Deji is violently profiled as a criminal simply because he is a young man who owns a nice car, an iPhone, and wears dreadlocks.As extrajudicial killings and corruption continue, Omotayo joins the historic <a class="tc-blue" href="https://twocents.space/insights/tag/endpolicebrutality">#ENDPOLICEBRUTALITY</a> movement to demand justice. However, demanding change comes at a devastating cost. During a violent protest, she is captured and comes face-to-face with Timothy, the very officer who murdered Deji. This is a story of trauma, resilience, and a generation fighting to survive a broken system.Read here: <a class="tc-blue" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fQPlG3z2IVmMXuWLVTCdt-UUOwmOuuj_/edit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">docs.google.com/document/d/1fQPlG3z2I... </a>

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