Life and death are two things that every human being needs to be referred to as mankind. Except for the controversies over Jesus’ life, no man born has ever been argued to live forever. No number of years lived by man would be enough for him to accept death willingly. It is even an axiom that life becomes sweeter as one grows older especially for those who plan for it. In known history, the first human being on earth, Adam, lived over 1000 years. And he did die. However man resists death, it must come.
Security of life is entirely in the Overpowering Hand of God. People build and live in castles. People spend heavily to construct even the gates to their homes. But none can claim to have resisted death. Sicknesses of any kind can be resisted. Doctors cure sicknesses but not death. It is one, if not the only living and consuming things that man cannot find solution to; I mean solution to stop it. Death has quietly met kings in their fortresses. Wherever a man may think safe: in the air, sea or land, it comes with or without notification to claim the soul of man.
I know of five things that control the world. They are: rain, wealth, procreation, death and the unknown. Out of these, God exclusively preserved the occurrence or existence of three to Himself and allowed two for mankind to know through the means He provided. Suddenly the sky thickens and it rains. In some cases, the sky would show that it would rain. But alas, the wind would carry the clouds to another place. Today, scientists can forecast correctly. Magicians can also move rains or invite it. It is God’s provision to mankind. Birth occurs daily. God creates the child in the womb which physical eyes cannot see. God made provision for mankind to have access to the fetus and know its sex, position and condition. Additionally, man has been provided for to interfere in determining the sex of the child. It is God’s provision.
But wealth, death and the unknown belong to God’s comprehension alone. How many people have toiled in vain! How many people become rich from where and at when they do not expect, through little or much sweat! How many people have tasted riches but lost all under unknown circumstances! I am talking about people who do not kill for rituals or steal from others to claim richness. As for death, it is timeless, ageless, unconditional and distinct. It can come in a mother’s womb, immediately after the first breath or when the senses are gone. And the unknown is simply unknown; things such as the existence of the Supreme Being, continuation of life after death, the Last Day with all that will happen such as rewards for good life and punishments for bad life while alive.
Long life and prosperity are thus in the exclusive list of ‘controlled’ things by God. Wishing Mr. President the duo is like interfering in God’s affairs, which I am constrained by my faith not to do. But as a patriot with human feelings, my prayers are that God should not allow the enemies of Mr. President to have their way. They have been planning to frustrate his administration. They have been attempting to pitch him against the Nigerian people who chose him to lead and cleanse their country of its ills. And when all these are failing, and their egocentrism exposing their fallibility, they want him dead. A strong enemy should stand firm to prove his enemy wrong, not by merely wishing him dead.
The death rumours of President Buhari believed to have been orchestrated by his political opponents have revealed enemies from within his government. Rumours move viral than reality. The social media is becoming a dangerous rumour monger. There were reports of the African Union (AU) leaders observing a minute’s silence in honour of the death of Nigeria’s President. There were reports of the Queen of England writing condolence message to the Nigerian government over it. There were reports of the Northern governors pressuring the vice president to resign so as not to become the President if the death rumours were confirmed to be truth. There were rumours of movements from one hospital to another in London.
There were reports of secret visits to him by government functionaries. All kinds of reports that put Nigerians into confusion came up. In fact, some people were saddened; others rejoiced while these false information were flickering the air. The presidency tried its best to convince Nigerians that Mr. President was neither hospitalized nor dead, with pictorials from London. It had announced that Mr. President was embarking on a 10-day vacation, from which he would seek medical attention and resume duty on 6th February, 2017. It is really quite unfortunate. All these should not be swept under the carpet. Thorough investigations and punitive measures must be applied.
Ajah lives in Abuja
Whatever happens, I want Mr. President to be consoled with the reality that no one, even if the whole mankind and the Jinn gather, can favour him except with that God has written for him. In the same wise, no one, even if the whole mankind and the Jinn gather, can afflict him with anything except that which God has written against him. The pen had been raised and the papers are dry. If Aso Rock Villa is not habitable for the human, as inferred by Ruben Abati, then he should consider the option of relocating to a safe place from where he will render his promised services to Nigerians. Building a new state house will also be a good option.
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