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“Bringing this home, you are confronted with the many things that could possibly go wrong in the country going wrong in full glare yet glossed over as though a quarter of the population sleep with their eyes closed. Everywhere you turn to, chaos rules, totally mutinous to the templates Jesus Christ left for us to follow. And this, it must be said, does not have to do exclusively with the government as popular opinion may have, but the responsibility of making our space emblematic of Jesus, the prince of peace, rests on our individual shoulders. If only we could reflect the values on the valour of Jesus, in our respective spaces, joined with others living up to this standard, it is a given that soon the country will be cloaked with peace that passes understanding.”
This year’s Easter is symbolic in the current tide of the country that has been turned and torn in the aftermath of the 2023 elections.
The season spotlights the person of Jesus Christ who voyaged the earth on a divine mission to reconcile man to God, infinitely and flawlessly thereby become Christians. His time on Earth referenced a new beginning for Christians, putting paid to an aged and soiled dispensation, unfurling to believers a life where peace and purity reign. His risen after days of his gritty crucifixion was one unprecedented yet significant of freedom.
The past few days have seen worldwide celebration in honour of the abiding personality of Jesus Christ, so much so it speaks to the indelible marks he left in the sands of time some donkey’s years ago. This season, the world is reminded of the values he stood for, and did expect we follow suit. But sadly, the reverse has largely been the case in most parts of the world where peace, justice, fairness and equity seem to have taken the backseat for only one term yet of many branches: corruption.
Bringing this home, you are confronted with the many things that could possibly go wrong in the country going wrong in full glare yet glossed over as though a quarter of the population sleep with their eyes closed. Everywhere you turn to, chaos rules, totally mutinous to the templates Jesus Christ left for us to follow. And this, it must be said, does not have to do exclusively with the government as popular opinion may have, but the responsibility of making our space emblematic of Jesus, the prince of peace, rests on our individual shoulders. If only we could reflect the values on the valour of Jesus, in our respective spaces, joined with others living up to this standard, it is a given that soon the country will be cloaked with peace that passes understanding.
From the top, the government must embrace the values Christ stood for in its social responsibilities to provide impactful leadership to the people they lead. Sadly, there is a grand disconnect between the people and the state, hence, the misery that has engulfed the land. But it is never too late to turn a new leaf, and take a cue from Christ and his laid down yet infallible principles of leadership that centres around peace that engenders not just development, but massive development.
To community leaders, you are the closest to the people when it comes to authority, as such, you must be seen to be upright and responsible in discharge of duties that serves the community impactfully. A quality that stood out in Jesus Christ was the quality of humility. As highly ordained as he was, he never considered himself above anyone. Kids, adults, women, men, poor, rich, abled, disabled, sick, healthy; all had access to him, and he took delight in having access to them. In other words, the people felt him, felt his leadership because he served them. We can serve to be felt.
To the family leaders, this is the smallest unit of the society, yet very significant. The principles of peace must be seen to be upheld strongly within the family to have it expanded to the society – it remains the threshold for the ubiquity of peace. The happenings in the society are inexorably a function of the happenings in the home. Parents must live up to the responsibility of being peace leaders within their home, and passing down peace values and patterns to their family members, which will in turn, rub off on their engagements outside the familiar walls of the home.
To have a nation of peace is a collective job that starts with everyone understanding that they are all peace leaders who must conscientize their actions with the principles of peace.
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Lastly, you can incorporate three of the last seven words of Jesus while on the cross in a deliberate practice of peaceful living:
1) Father, forgive them for they do not know what they’re doing.
2) Truly, I say to you, you will be with me in paradise.
3) Father, into your hands, I commit my spirit.
“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).
Professor Ofonime Emmanuel Bassey is a Security, Peace and Conflict Resolution coach with decades of experience in the practice and promotion of Law Enforcement, Peace and Security through the Nigeria Police and the United Nations.
He is a professor in Leadership, Peace and Conflict Resolution, a certified United Nation’s Trainer, and currently the Director of ICOF Institute of Leadership, Peace and Conflict Resolution in Africa.
Prof. Bassey has served and interacted at the top-level management of the Nigeria Police as well as internationally as a United Nation’s Monitor/Mentor in Kosovo, Europe.
With his marks well-established in Peace Leadership both in Nigeria and Africa, he is currently the President, NISSI Safety Management Institute: An Institute of Peace Leadership.
To his many humanitarian acts, he currently spearheads a campaign tagged “The Next Peace Leaders” billed to run from 2022-2023 with a target of training 37,000 young peace leaders.
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