Though God is one, yet God is a community. Only one community. What does this mean? There is only one God, but in human history, he has revealed himself as Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
At creation in Genesis, we saw this at work! The Bible says, ‘God said, let us make man in our own image…’ (Genesis 1: 26).
Who was the ‘us’ in that saying? God the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit as a community which is equally one. They are indivisible but manifest and act together without contradiction or friction.
Nigeria is blessed with abundant human and material resources located in different parts of this country. This underscores the indispensability of all the regions and ethnic groups. For us all to be on the same page, for everybody to have sense of belonging and be happy, the doctrine of equality, that is equal access to employment, governance and education, e.t.c., must be available to all. The principle of inclusivity as well must be adopted. Nobody or region must be excluded from the scheme of things in Nigeria. We must not allow exclusion in any form to manifest in our national life because that would be dangerous for our pilgrimage or voyage together. All ethnic and religious groups must be given equal opportunity in the way we do things, otherwise, why should I remain where I was not recognized or where I was cheated? Will I not rather go on my own way?
Why should I be denied access to build my place of worship in any region of the country by government official?
Why should my child be denied the opportunity to study any particular course in any university after he or she has passed the required examination on account of the child’s religion or ethnicity? After all, ethnicity is ascribed, it is divinely conferred, not achieved by the individual.
Why do you, somebody that claims to know God deny me access to what I am qualified for on account of my ethnicity which God has put on me without my choice? Was God wrong or did he hate me to make me what I am?