By Mr. Valentine Obienyem
Calmness is a virtue, live from Agulu
I
had returned to Agulu yesterday for the election, suddenly we started
hearing about election postponement. Because it was an editor of a
national newspaper that called to tell me this, I knew it was true.
How
can INEC convince anybody that it suddenly discovered its
unpreparedness on the day of the election? What of foreign observers
already in the country? What of those that travelled home from their
destinations? What of those contesting that had already paid their
agents? There are many questions begging for answers.
Early
this morning I came to Mr. Peter Obi’s house to know the next line of
action. Knowing what happened, any person in his shoes will naturally
feel pensive and even look morose , but from my long association with
him, he remains calm at worst situations that will ordinarily derive
other men out of their wits.
Confirming what I have always known
about him, on reaching the house, I was told he left early for morning
mass. I called his PA to get me his picture with the Rev. Fr. that
celebrated mass. I did this as my contribution to evangelization and to
exhort and encourage those of us, including my humble self, that are
yet to embrace daily masses.
When he came back from mass, I
jokingly told him he was looking relaxed when every other person was
almost mourning. Always exemplifying calmness, he calmly replied: “Val
nothing has changed about my belief that God’s will is supreme at all
times,” he always speaks like a God-intoxicated man, which is worthy of
imitation.
Obi’s calmness and approach to life is so amazing
that Nigerians are looking forward to experience the touch of that
amazing man.
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