By Gyang Bere, Jos
Executive Secretary of Nigeria Christians Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Yakubu Pam has urged Nigerians to stop complaining and move forward, saying this is the only panacea for the country’s development.
He made the call in a sermon delivered on Sunday at the Assemblies of God Church, Northern Nigeria, AGNN, Hwolshe, Plateau State.
Pam said the problem of the country was buried in the self ambition of politicians who only think about themselves and not the people.
He said “if our politicians can only accept the spirit of good sportsmanship, most of the problems we pass through in the country, including security challenges, kidnapping and banditry would have been solved”.
According to the Executive Secretary, “we are suffering because individuals have taken their ambitions far too serious because of selfishness”.
Rev Pam who spoke on the topic: ‘Living Bigger Than Yourself’ took his text from the book of Nehemiah 2:1-10 said “the story of Nigeria will change if our politicians learn to behave like the Prophet Nehemiah who stood firmly in defence of Jerusalem when his opponents were trying to belittle his efforts in the rebuilding of his country”.
He said “we have limited ourselves and we are not prepared to grow” insisting “living bigger means living a sacrificial life for your people”.
According to Pam “politicians are not patient and they are neither disturbed about the growth of the country just as Prophet Nehemiah was when he heard that the walls of Jerusalem had fallen flat and he sought the permission of the king to rebuild it’s walls and not seeking protection for himself alone”.
He said “great leaders do not think about themselves but rather think about their people deemphasizing “I” as the high point of self esteem.
Speaking with newsmen after the Church service, Rev Pam “decried the call for secession, saying agitators should reflect back when we all came together as a nation”.
He said the declaration of prayers and fasting by the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, “was to seek the face of God to intervene in the nation’s security problems as the government has done it’s best to curb the ugly situation but to no avail”.
