Apostle John Okoriko, an evangelist from Akwa Ibom State, has argued that President Bola Tinubu should confront Boko Haram using the country’s extant security architecture and the resources it possesses.
While speaking during Sunday’s monthly interactive session with the theme “The Power of Belief,” Okoriko made the plea, stating that the Boko Haram sect’s horrors originate from their misguided religious beliefs, which, if left unchecked, might destroy the nation.
He elaborated on the premise that certain worldviews hinder the development of people, groups, and countries, and he said that Boko Haram and other culturally misguided ideologies may bring Nigeria crashing down if the country did not prioritise the advancement of technology that would allow it to compete on an international stage.
Considering that education is the engine that propels both the economy and technological advancement, he pondered the consequences of Boko Haram’s actions in the north decimating educational institutions.
He hoped that the government will battle Boko Haram and return security to the country, but in the meanwhile, he told them to cherish their homeland anyway.
No country can survive the next two decades if its citizens don’t believe in it. Nigeria is one of many nations clinging to false ideologies that will lead to its downfall: a rejection of the rule of law. Education, according to Boko Haram, is a sacrilegious act.
He argued that in order to create a country where education is the engine that propels scientific and technological advancement, the federal government should step up and dispel such pessimistic views.