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On Goodluck Jonathan, David & Goliath
By Femi Fani-Kayode
Newsdiaryonline Tues Sep 27,2011
''I am not David....I am not a general.....I am not a
lion......I will defeat the Goliaths in our land''-President
Goodluck Jonathan. These are deep and instructive words yet I do
wonder whether Mr. President understands the spiritual and
practical implications of what he is saying. If he says that he
''is not a David'' how can he then possibly slay the ''Goliaths
in the land?'' If he says that he ''is not a general'' how can
he be an effective Commander-in-Chief who commands the respect
and confidence of his army and his officers?
If he says that he ''is not a lion'' how can he overwhelm the
animals in our jungle that seek to destroy and ravage our land?
The lion is a noble and courageous animal that defends it's
pride and family and protects it's own. That is why it is known
as the ''king of the jungle'' and that is why our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ Himself is
known as the ''Lion of the Tribe of Judah''. Every king worth
his salt must have the spirit of the lion and the warrior in him
to a certain extent. It is a fundamental pre-qualification for
good quality and inspirational leadership and that is what
distinguishes the pretender and the usurper from a real king.
May the spirit and weakness of Ahab not be our President's
portion even though his words seem to have ensnared him.
History proves that weak kings and weak leaders always pull down
and destroy great empires and strong kingdoms. If you have any
doubt about that consider what happened to the Roman Empire
under Nero, Claudius or Caligula. If you still have any doubts
after that then read up on Russian history or watch an excellent
old film called ''Nicholas and Alexander'' about Tsar Nicholas
the 1st, the last Tsar of Russia and how his strong-willed wife
and his consistent display of weakness shamed and brought down
imperial Russia, destroyed the 300 year old royal dynasty of the
Romanovs, led directly to the First World War (which in turn led
to the Second World War and then later the Cold War), caused the
communist revolution, led to the Russian civil war, resulted in
the murder of his whole family and ended in the establishment
and creation of the most evil and godless empire that has ever
ruled half of the world- the cold and all-powerful Soviet
empire.
That is what weakness, prevarication, inconsistency, cowardice,
emotional slavery, inexplicable fear and the celebration of
indecision can do. Worst still you don't boast about such
qualities because there is nothing to be proud of in them.
Always remember, whether you are a king or a subject, that
courage is the greatest of all the virtues. This is wisdom.
Would someone please tell our President.
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode was the spokesperson to President
Olusegun Obasanjo; he subsequently became Minister of Tourism &
Culture & later served as Aviation Minister for Federal Republic
of Nigeria.
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