THE POWER OF ONE MAN
You are not a minority, you are powerful enough to create the change that the world needs. In my recent visit to Abu Dhabi, my brother and I visited a senior colleague in his exquisite home. He had been in the United Arab Emirates for many years. Then we got talking about Nigeria; how bad the state of the nation is, the terrible and untrustworthy leadership, the failed government, corruption and how everybody is leaving the country for greener pasture. Then, I started telling him that Nigeria will still become a great nation to be proud of in the future. Surprisingly, he got angry and said “Nigeria can never be better, all hope is lost” I insisted it will. We argued for a while and he asked me a question, “Who will make Nigeria a great nation” I said “It’s me.” I added and you, you, you (pointing to people there). Everybody laughed at me and said you are a minority, you can’t change Nigeria, “you are not even a leader in politics” he added. Yet, it dawned on me that God is r...