Nigeria is sitting on a time bomb of ethnicity, terrorism, insecurity and corruption, so warned a university lecturer. This is as parents have been urged to support campus Christian groups that offer an alternative lifestyle to children from the good home background.
Nwakanma Ifeanyi Cosmos (PhD), a lecturer in the department of information technology Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) and National President of the graduate Catholic Bible Society of Nigeria (CBSN) FUTO has warned that Nigeria is sitting on a time bomb and that the danger would only be averted through careful and proper handling of issues concerning the country.
He made his feelings known to Nigerians in an exclusive interview with our Correspondent during the Silver Jubilee (25 years) celebration of the CBSN FUTO Chapter held at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Chaplaincy FUTO, recently.
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The celebration was from all indications unique as it saw people from all the regions of the country who have graduated about 21 years ago in attendance with those who are graduating this year 2017. “My feeling about the country is that Nigeria is sitting on a time bomb, a time bomb of ethnicity, a time bomb of celebrating terrorism, a time bomb of a security problem, time bombs of celebrating corruption”.
He continued: “I am so bothered that instead of fighting corruption, we are celebrating corruption, not necessarily by the present government but by the mindset of Nigerians. “We tend to applaud people who are corrupt instead of down-playing people who are corrupt, the country is sitting on a time bomb”. Nwakanma described the CBSN FUTO celebration and alumni reunion as a huge success but said the alumni has a lot of challenges ranging from coordination of branches, regular meetings, feedback from campus fellowship, keeping track of newly inducted members, etc.
He pleaded that all who were present should offer useful suggestions that could grow the Alumni and according to him, “account opening and mode of financing the alumni remained unresolved thereby making the executive apparently ineffective for there can be no meaningful work without finance”. The CBSN FUTO president objected “to how CBSN FUTO is currently run without communication and control by the Alumni. It is very painful to me as the national Alumni president and catechist to be on campus yet the fellowship initiates activities and executes them without the inputs of the Alumni”.
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He noted that such things have recently manifested in some wrong selection of preachers/speakers for crusades and even in-house activities like deserts and other programmes”. Meanwhile, he pleaded that all should join forces with the Alumni to help the church in the landscaping of the church compound, the building of more seats/pews, tile work across the church and electrical works.
Moreover, he requested assistance for CBSN-FUTO in the following areas: donations of an evangelical bus to help in the spread of the gospel, scholarship initiatives to help indigent CBSN-FUTO members continue and complete their studies.
In his welcome address, the president, CBSN St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Chaplaincy, FUTO, Okoro Kizition C, who traced the formation of CBSN FUTO in 1992, said the purpose of CBSN remains to promote constant reading and diligent studying of the scripture to acquire biblical spirituality, to be transformed, in catechising and communicating the catholic faith in words and indeed to other catholic and non-Catholic alike.
He said most students coming from good homes have to run into the Christian groups to escape from dangers coming from drug abuse, terrorism and cultism. He said if these good groups did not stand, the evil groups would swallow the young and new students and turn them into vampires back home.
Ignatius Chukwu & Saby Elemba
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