My ill-fated country, those you have affrontedAllowed to stand before you but never invited in –Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali 108
Composed in 1959 by Lillian Jane Williams, Nigeria’s first national anthem was ultimately a failed effort at inventing a civic prayer to cover for the original sin of illegitimacy that afflicted the country’s birth. Its third stanza ended in an invocation to the “God of all creation” to “grant this our one request” and “help us to build a nation where no man is oppressed.” Crafted only for the men, this prayer forgot that the country also had women and children too.
Two decades into the life of this second anthem, it seemed again that it did not cut much ice with the heavens as the country’s problems multiplied in direct proportion to the frequency of its rendition. For the army of prayer warriors in the churches and in the mosques, this was cause for worry. The response was a multiplicity of prayer projects to save Nigeria.
As it turns out, this prayer has been recited during every Sunday Mass in every Catholic church in Nigeria in the 29 years since then. During that same period, lots of Catholic priests and bishops have offered thanksgiving for people who rigged elections and collected car gifts and cathedrals built with stolen public funds, knowing those to have been the case.
ChidiOdinkalu Nigeria don't need prayers but to change our attitude for the good of common Nigerians.
ChidiOdinkalu Nigeria doesn't need prayers offered by corrupt and evil minded Nigerians. Forget prayers, change your ways.
ChidiOdinkalu We don't need Prayer, na Patriotic leader we need not these Dean of thieves
ChidiOdinkalu Yeah nice one & really needed. Nevertheless, Nigeria will be Rescued when Nigerians are READY
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