Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By richards on September 25, 2014

In a saner society, Pastor T.B. Joshua would have been charged for manslaughter following the collapse of the guesthouse of his Synagogue Church of All Nations. It is disappointing to note that the Lagos State Government would allow the whole collapsed building issue to be swept under the carpet. We know that the old Lagos State Government would have by now condoned off that site and taken over and brought the owner of the guesthouse for questioning and possibly charging him/her for manslaughter. And even arresting those church members that prevented the rescue team from accessing the scene of the collapse with the possibility of saving some lives!

Yes, that is the Lagos State Government of old! For the new Lagos State Government is playing politics now and wouldnt want to lose votes from members of Synagogue church. Very painful and very shameful! Why does Nigerian government generally handle anything that concerns clerics with kids glove? The state government does nothing about the noise pollution generated by religious homes every day. It is as if we have come to accept and live with the pollution, whereas these religious homes are supposed to operate by a set standard. Well, we should not be so surprised, when even, our President played out his own politics with the same incident, paying a personal visit to the man of God to condole with him and seen walking side by side with somebody who should have been whisked away and charged to court!

Isnt it about time that the various arms of government started seeing that NOBODY is above the sovereignty of this country? Religious leader or not! It is as if religion has become the fourth arm of government in Nigeria. Hope the Federal Government is not heading towards a diplomatic crisis with South Africa; first we have the issue of the $9.3 billion cash-for-arms scandal and next losing 84 of their citizens in a collapsed building and not showing any sign of prosecuting the offenders. When are we going to get it right in this blessed country of ours?

Tina Abazie,

Plot 7, Acme Road,

Ogba,

Lagos State.

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