The Bible does not
contain a lie and it is a two edge sword; “…piercing even to the dividing
asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of
the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
So when Femi
Adesina, presidential spokesperson, decided to embark on the heretical journey
of quoting the Good Book to justify the inanity of his boss’s absence for over
70 days from the country, he should have taken cognizance of this fact as
pastor.
For a regime that
vouchsafed transparency and accountability as its mantra, is it not late in the
day for Mr. Adesina to now acknowledge that “President Buhari has been indisposed
since the beginning of the year?”
Adesina and co at
the Presidency had spurned webs after webs of falsehood as to the president’s
health until the man himself after returning from one of his medical trips told
the nation, “I have never been this sick all my life.”
So for the
presidential aide to hide behind Biblical quotes to threaten and spew curses at
those who differ with this regime as if we are not in a democracy is to ignore
the fact that scripture answers to scripture.
If Adesina thinks
like Elijah that he is the only prophet in the land, he needs to wake up from
his delirium to know that they are 7, 000 that are yet to bow down to Baal.
Besides, Adesina needs to convince the elect whose prophet he is: God or man!
If anything, his
utterances persuades one to bring to mind 2 Timothy 4:3-4 which says: “3 For
the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to
suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers
to say what their itching ears want to hear.
“4 They will turn
their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.”
It is also
pertinent to remind him that Nigeria is not a monarchy that David (which PMB is
not) will anoint Solomon (who is even the Solomon?) to take over from him with
a promise to cut off the head of Shimei.
Even if that were
to happen, it is surprising that a self-acclaimed pastor will forget so easily
that John the Baptizer, a good man by every stretch, was still beheaded by
Herod to satisfy the indulgence of his young daughter. But what was the fate of
Herod?
All Nigerians
needed was disclosure as empathy does not happen in a vacuous state, but those
whom Adesina serves hold Nigerians in contempt, therefore, cannot bear the
weight of truth.
While Adesina makes
those threatening innuendoes, let him be guided of the fate of those who abused
power even in the Good Book he choose to quote in breach. A word is enough!
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