One chants "Allahu Akbar" and detonates a bomb followed by a loud bang leaving charred bodies and wanton destruction in its wake. Another chants "Hallelujah" and echoes of "Amen" in response; there is no loud explosion except for drum cymbals and hand claps but leaves minds destroyed, irresponsibility, buck passing and hopelessness in its wake. This is the REALITY OF RELIGIOUS NATIONS NOW HEADQUARTERED IN AFRICA. Islam and Christianity are the two major emotional convictions ignorantly called Religion in Nigeria and in most parts of the world. These two convictions are NO DOUBT THE MAJOR REASON FOR THE LACK OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTINENT. It takes just little bit of reflection to know that the main victim of the scourge of Islam are Muslims and the main victim of the scourge of Christianity are Christians. If you take a look at where these emotional convictions originate from, they have used the conviction to develop their societies - the richest nations on earth are Islamic nations - Iran has the most educated population, reason why they have not gone under after years of economic sanctions, the UAE built Dubai as the major tourism hub of the world - Islam is practised there without apology - Friday is a work free day to be specific. Qatar has been isolated economically for a while now and still very much alive infrastructurally, Kuwait and the list is endless. The USA used this emotional conviction masquerading as christianity to build the most powerful nation on earth, the United Kingdom picked and chose some principles from the Bible and annexed many nations as colonial territories UNDER THE GUISE OF SPREADING A (NOT THE) GOSPEL, now called the COMMONWEALTH but better described as UN-COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS. I was tearing up the day I was taken to a building called 'Church' in Pretoria where APARTHEID WAS FORMALLY INAUGURATED - an IDEOLOGY DERIVED FROM THE BIBLE CLAIMING THE BEASTS TO BE DOMINATED ARE BLACK SKINNED HUMANS. It is time for AFRICANS to ASK THEMSELVES SOME CRITICAL QUESTIONS:

-Why is our own variant of Islam synonymous with poverty?

I watched with horror as some young boys called ALMAJIRIS are being DEPORTED from state to state WITHIN THEIR OWN COUNTRY (Unimaginable but, happening before our very eyes) when a ROAD SWEEPER IN KUWAIT will pack his car while he works. If there are 10 beggars on the road, 15 of them are Muslims (my friends know how bad I am with figures).
There are many supposed Christians in Nigeria & Africa binding the devil everyday; seeking VICTORY OVER POVERTY & ALL KINDS OF AILMENT without knowing that the THE REAL DEVIL is the GUY WHO BUILDS A 3 KILOMETRE LONG AUDITORIUM  & FLIES or NOW PARKED A PRIVATE JET when there are jobless people in his organisation & praying every first Friday of the month for a miracle. They don't realise that the DEVIL BOWS IN WORSHIP & SALUTES when he or maybe she sees the GUY WHO BUILDS  MULTI MILLION DOLLAR ROOF EVENT CENTER IN ABUJA and ask the BOMBED MINDS TO KEEP BELIEVING A god SOMEWHERE FOR A MIRACLE. The seemingly generous Muslim who feeds his whole village by giving daily handouts of FOOD to ALMAJIRIS is the REAL DEVIL.
The list is endless.

THE ANSWERS ARE SIMPLE - there is a HUGE DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN the ISLAMIC & CHRISTIAN EMOTIONAL CONVICTIONS that was used to COLONISE AFRICA & THE REAL ONES. A friend of mine who had been on pilgrimage to Mecca once told me about the level of Orderliness when millions of people besiege a small city to perform the Hajj. I told him of the documentary I saw about the level of technology deployed in Saudi Arabia to monitor their oil production. An Afghan I met in London told me how Islam destroyed their pre-colonial tradition. I recently read the story of Byang Kato, a man from Kwoi, Southern Kaduna who got converted to christianity in the early 70s - he lived such a short but impactful life (died at 36). Kato's vision statement that "LET AFRICAN CHRISTIANS BE CHRISTIAN AFRICANS" - I know he won't mind if I add that all AFRICAN MUSLIMS MUST BECOME MUSLIM AFRICANS.

This dream must become reality for Africa to rid herself of lazy political and religious opportunists who hide under the ignorance of the nation and feed fat on our common resources. It must happen to render IRRELEVANT the likes of Oyakhilome & Ganduje who fail to realise that the CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNTRY IS SUPERIOR TO BOTH THE BIBLE AND THE QUARAN. These ones call for Churches to open for healing and Cities to open for Ramadan in the midst of COVID-19 LOCKDOWN as ordered by the Government. Oyakhilome is still walking free because we have empty heads and gluttonous persons in Government. 

MY QUESTION - why is it that nations that pray more are poorer than those that pray less or don't even pray at all?I need ANSWERS!

Africa must rise up to DEFINE THE RELIGION THAT PROMOTES HUMAN FLOURISHING - I think that will gladden God's heart.

I know I have stepped on toes, but you should also ask why you put your toes where it can be stepped on?