President Jonathan should give Oyedepo a chance to finish Boko haram – Bayo Omolola

Dear President Goodluck Jonathan:

Bishop David Oyedepo is ready to wage the war against Boko Haram. The report above clearly shows that he and the people around him can defeat Boko Haram. I would advise you invite and send him to the dangerous zone where the military has not been able to defeat the monster. If the report about Oyedepo is true, it will be good to make him lead the federal soldiers. If he fails, soldiers can continue from where he stops to fight.

Here is a Yoruba expression that capture’s the idea about Oyedepo message:

“Eni ti o jagun ri,
A ro pe jagunjagun kan o le ja
A ni bo ba semi ni,
Ma ja kunkunkun sotun-un,
Ma ja kunkunkun sosi,
Ma ja kunkunkun siwa,
Ma ja ja kunkunkun sehin-
Maa segun tagbaratagbara.”

“A person who has never been a soldier
May think a soldier is incapable.
May say, “If I were a soldier,
I would fight gallantly on the right side,
I would fight gallantly on the left side,
I would fight gallantly forward,
I would fight gallantly backward –
With all my power, defeat the enemies.”

I know it is difficult to say Oyedepo should go and fight physically. May be he can be a negotiator. With his power, he may know how how to locate the leader of Boko Haram and talk to him so that Nigeria can have peace. I hope his congregation who knows better will not fear that he may never return from the callous monster.

President Goodluck Jonathan, religious leaders have contributed to the disasters in Nigeria. Many of them know political leaders that have wrecked the country, tolerated them, benefited from their largesse, and make her weak. While I do not say Oyedepo is one of them (may be he is), I feel that it is not wrong if he decides to help Nigeria at a time when Boko Haram seems so powerful and Nigeria looks very weak in all aspects except in corruption. Oyedepo might know the right button to press to end this disaster. I doubt that, but who knows?