The Chaplain
Many of those who were in that University between 2005-2007 will remember this true-life story
It is the story of a man of God I respect and honour greatly, I am writing it without his permission therefore I won't mention his name
I will refer to him as The Chaplain
Many of those who were in that University between 2005-2007 will remember this true-life story
It is the story of a man of God I respect and honour greatly, I am writing it without his permission therefore I won't mention his name
I will refer to him as The Chaplain
The University, like many other Christian institutions founded in a secular society, had a lot of issues in its first year. In their bid to secure the cooperation of the indigenes and be friendly, they signed a lot of dangerous pacts. The pact led to the infiltration of the
school by some students who believed they came in as indigenes of the community and therefore can do anything they wanted since they had the backing of the traditional ruler of the community
About 50 students from the community wouldn't attend chapel, pray with the other students
About 50 students from the community wouldn't attend chapel, pray with the other students
or obey the rules and regulations of the school
They had their own banana republic and they were fully backed by the Nigerian Constitution
They prayed openly and daringly in the way of another religion and had their own religious leader and system of leadership
It was a problem
They had their own banana republic and they were fully backed by the Nigerian Constitution
They prayed openly and daringly in the way of another religion and had their own religious leader and system of leadership
It was a problem
A problem the vice-chancellor who made the pact with the community couldn't control
The school was not turning out as the founders envisioned, they desired to have a citadel of Excellence and Godliness enshrined in Christian values but the vision had been hijacked by outsiders!
The school was not turning out as the founders envisioned, they desired to have a citadel of Excellence and Godliness enshrined in Christian values but the vision had been hijacked by outsiders!
The Vice-chancellor retired
A younger vice-chancellor was brought in with a team of chaplains to redirect the course of the school
The gangsters were expelled and so were a lot of students found to have committed offenses ranging from sexual immorality to smoking marijuana were
A younger vice-chancellor was brought in with a team of chaplains to redirect the course of the school
The gangsters were expelled and so were a lot of students found to have committed offenses ranging from sexual immorality to smoking marijuana were
all expelled
By the third set, the 2004 set, admission into the school had become a very stringent exercise
I remembered all the questions i had to answer at the panel before i was admitted because I was 24 years old and intelligent
The panelists felt i had been rusticated from
By the third set, the 2004 set, admission into the school had become a very stringent exercise
I remembered all the questions i had to answer at the panel before i was admitted because I was 24 years old and intelligent
The panelists felt i had been rusticated from
another university and wanted to sneak into the school to spread bad influence. I had to explain to them that my Father was the one that Insisted I had to study Mass Communication or Law in a private University before he will file for me to move to the USA.
My father also sent an
My father also sent an
official letter from David-Wright Institute of African Studies to that effect before i was admitted
The new regime was very Gestapo like in disposition, students got expelled practically every week
If you're late for chapel, got back to the hostel late, caught kissing or fighting
The new regime was very Gestapo like in disposition, students got expelled practically every week
If you're late for chapel, got back to the hostel late, caught kissing or fighting
you're gone!
It was not strange to sleep in the same room with people you regard as friends and wake up to see their lockers packed out and security people escorting them away from the campus.
The draconian rule didn't stop students from being students, they protested the lack of
It was not strange to sleep in the same room with people you regard as friends and wake up to see their lockers packed out and security people escorting them away from the campus.
The draconian rule didn't stop students from being students, they protested the lack of
freedom in very creative ways
I remember three guys who came to the chapel wearing T-shirts with the inscriptions "So-So Penitentiary", "So-So Correctional facility" "So-So Assylum"
It was a daring move and i cheered them on in secret.
it was right in the middle of this that the
I remember three guys who came to the chapel wearing T-shirts with the inscriptions "So-So Penitentiary", "So-So Correctional facility" "So-So Assylum"
It was a daring move and i cheered them on in secret.
it was right in the middle of this that the
school was rocked by a scandal
A female student from the north who usually spent her short holidays with one of the chaplains suddenly accused said chaplain of either sleeping with her or making sexual advances towards her
(Till tomorrow i don't know the exact details)
The story
A female student from the north who usually spent her short holidays with one of the chaplains suddenly accused said chaplain of either sleeping with her or making sexual advances towards her
(Till tomorrow i don't know the exact details)
The story
started making rounds in the female hostel and like wild fire in tore into the male hostel
The students didn't care if it was true or false
The issue was not raised officially through any quarters
What they did was shocking
They waited until the chaplain mounted the pulpit to
The students didn't care if it was true or false
The issue was not raised officially through any quarters
What they did was shocking
They waited until the chaplain mounted the pulpit to
preach and then they started laughing, jeering, cursing, screaming, and making snide remarks at the chaplain
It was extremely embarrassing
The school authority thought it would fade away after a week or two but it didn't
Every time the chaplain mounted the pulpit, it would start!
It was extremely embarrassing
The school authority thought it would fade away after a week or two but it didn't
Every time the chaplain mounted the pulpit, it would start!
After several weeks, the school authority advised the chaplain to invite other preachers to minister at the Wednesday and Sunday meetings
when the invited ministers mount the pulpit, the students will quieten down and listen but they wanted nothing to do with the accused chaplain
when the invited ministers mount the pulpit, the students will quieten down and listen but they wanted nothing to do with the accused chaplain
He was the scapegoat
The one through whom they vented their frustrations against the school
The semester ended, everyone thought the storm had blown over but things only intensified when we resumed for the second semester
It seems he had lost the respect of the students and will
The one through whom they vented their frustrations against the school
The semester ended, everyone thought the storm had blown over but things only intensified when we resumed for the second semester
It seems he had lost the respect of the students and will
have to resign or leave the school
Of what purpose is a chaplain who cannot minister the gospel?
This man of God is anointed and godly
The lady that accused him could have been telling the truth or lying
Only God knows what really happened but i learned a very huge lesson from
Of what purpose is a chaplain who cannot minister the gospel?
This man of God is anointed and godly
The lady that accused him could have been telling the truth or lying
Only God knows what really happened but i learned a very huge lesson from
the chaplain's travail
People will always find a way to hit back at oppression, the human spirit hates being choked and suffocated
The oppressor is like someone riding a tiger, he must hold on for dear life because if he lets go, the tiger will maul him
The chaplain eventually
People will always find a way to hit back at oppression, the human spirit hates being choked and suffocated
The oppressor is like someone riding a tiger, he must hold on for dear life because if he lets go, the tiger will maul him
The chaplain eventually
took a leave of absence from the school to go and further his education abroad
The school arranged it in such a manner that all those who knew about the scandal graduated before he returned
That way, he was given a fresh slate
As I look at the events of the past few weeks, I will
The school arranged it in such a manner that all those who knew about the scandal graduated before he returned
That way, he was given a fresh slate
As I look at the events of the past few weeks, I will
beg the Nigerian government to quickly address a lot of ills in our country
Oppression led to the protest and unrest
Oppression led to the carnage on our streets
A government shouldn't be known by its ability to muzzle the people but by its ability to do the will of the people
Oppression led to the protest and unrest
Oppression led to the carnage on our streets
A government shouldn't be known by its ability to muzzle the people but by its ability to do the will of the people
Nobody should assume for a minute that this is over
The people have taken a sip from the cup of power, they now know they can stand up and demand for their rights
It is best not to let things degenerate to that level
The protesters also made certain errors that I believe they
The people have taken a sip from the cup of power, they now know they can stand up and demand for their rights
It is best not to let things degenerate to that level
The protesters also made certain errors that I believe they
have seen and learned from
You cannot have a protest without certain demands
You cannot have a protest without a leader or leaders
The purpose of a protest is to advance a cause of action, this means you must have a well-articulated demand and representatives to push such through
You cannot have a protest without certain demands
You cannot have a protest without a leader or leaders
The purpose of a protest is to advance a cause of action, this means you must have a well-articulated demand and representatives to push such through
Also remember that everyone wont agree with you
We have inalienable rights as citizens to participate or watch events unfold
I personally didn't like people in my DM telling me to join the protest or else they will "drag" me
As if that wasn't enough, many started tagging my posts
We have inalienable rights as citizens to participate or watch events unfold
I personally didn't like people in my DM telling me to join the protest or else they will "drag" me
As if that wasn't enough, many started tagging my posts
with hashtags that i do not identify with
It was wrong
You do not force your desire down people's throat
That is called rape!
If you present your case clearly and I feel it is good enough to lend my voice to
Why not?
But i must be allowed to make my own choice otherwise you will
It was wrong
You do not force your desire down people's throat
That is called rape!
If you present your case clearly and I feel it is good enough to lend my voice to
Why not?
But i must be allowed to make my own choice otherwise you will
not be so different from the oppressors you're fighting
I have been praying for Nigeria
I have been waiting for the change
It will come
I pray the government will effect it peacefully so that the people will not have to die to see the Nigeria of their dreams!
God bless Nigeria
I have been praying for Nigeria
I have been waiting for the change
It will come
I pray the government will effect it peacefully so that the people will not have to die to see the Nigeria of their dreams!
God bless Nigeria
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