By Nsan Ndoma-Neji, Calabar
The Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, has charged Nigerians at home and in diaspora to desist forthwith from engaging in acts that would be inimical to the development of the country.
The organization also charged the nation’s political leaders to emulate the kind of leadership qualities shown by Nigeria’s founding fathers, like Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Alhaji Tafa Balewa, to enable the country bounce back.
Honorary Grand Master, Fr. Dr. Kenneth Idiodi, gave the charge while speaking at the 47 Eastern Regional Rotational Conclave of the order, which took place on Saturday in Calabar.
Speaking on the theme: ‘Practical Rosicrucian Tools For Nation Building,’ Idiodi stated that hope is not lost, despite the turbulent times and economic challenges faced by Nigerians.
He said , “All hope is not lost. The situation is not completely hopeless, good time awaits us in less than no time, especially if the right thing is done.
“Let every man take responsibility for his actions. It’s our actions that brought the nation to where we are at a moment.
“If the next generation of leaders take responsibility for their actions, and imbibe discipline, selflessness and efficiency, the country might as well be moving in the right direction.
“We are all involved and we must take the blame. If we take responsibility for our actions, we will make progress.”
Also speaking at the occasion, the guest lecturer, Mr. Anthony Okorie, called on Nigeria’s citizens to begin to work towards national development to assist the nation recover it’s lost glory.
The lecturer, who said that Nigerians have themselves to blame for the nation’s economic misfortunes, stressed that things were never done right as done by the nation’s founding fathers.
Okorie urged Nigerians to engage themselves in hardwork, shun religious intolerance, ethnic bigotry, accommodate one another, nothwitstanding the ethno-religious difference that exist.
The lecturer maintained that for any meaningful development to take place, Nigerians, including those in high places of authority to have a mindset of discharging whatever responsibility assigned to them delligently to see if there won’t be a turnaround.
Okorie maintained that the nation has every potential to recover it’s lost glory if everyone turn a new leaf and work conscientiously towards making the country great.
He maintained that the econmic hardship, insecurity, banditry, power failure, poverty and all the misfortunes faced by the nation would become a thing of the past if the people apply new approach to discharging their responsibilities.
