There is a Yoruba adage that says “eni ore da, ko ma se binu, eni abinibi nda ni”, meaning, he who is betrayed by a friend should forgive, even siblings betray themselves. So is it proper to ask why God didn’t forgive Lucifer after such revolt in heaven?
From what we know, Lucifer was God’s trusted ally, the Arcangel, the head of all the angels in heaven. He was beautifully created and was the most powerful Angel God created. His body churned out melodious sounds, as he was God’s perfect instrument. But Lucifer became restless and betrayed his maker.
The story from the Bible tells us that there was war in heaven, and Lucifer revolted alongside some angels, but he was overpowered. The product schemed to upstage his producer. Some betrayals are deeper and more painful than we can ever imagine because of the bond between the people involved. I want to believe this is the reason why God never forgave Lucifer till today. How could Lucifer even nurture the thought of revolting against his maker? It becomes even harder for God to forgive him, as he has never approached God for forgiveness.
The story of the Jagaban and his lieutenant Ogbeni has a semblance of what happened in heaven. Politically, Ogbeni is a product of the Jagaban. Ogbeni was nobody politically before he was born into the political system. Several unannounced positions within the party until he became a commissioner in Lagos. We should also not forget that a commissioner in Lagos is almost equal to the Governor of another state.
Fast forward to the Osun State gubernatorial elections of 2007, that was seen up to the court of appeal in a landmark judgement in November 2010, saw Ogbeni winning the case and thus became the Governor of Osun State. It is needless to say that Ogbeni’s seat as Commissioner for works in Lagos was empty, as the plan was to return him if the case didn’t go the way of the progressives.
Ogbeni’s case was fully funded by Lagos and he became victorious. He led the state for 8 years and became a Minister under the Buhari administration. His tenure as the Minister was marred by multiple jail breaks and delays in the issuance of the international passport. Each time we saw him on TV, it was either to announce or explain a jailbreak, or tell us about an upcoming public holiday. Yorubas say “Ola abata nin‘modo san, Ola baba Omo nin’momo yan”, meaning as the River enjoys an already laid path for it to flow, so does a son enjoys the legacy or influence already built by the father. So was the case of Ogbeni. Commissioner, Governor and Minister.
All that achievement was thrown into the trash can in the build up to the 2023 election. Ogbeni threw away over 2 decades of friendship and companionship. Everything he had achieved under the guidance and tutelage of the Jagaban became worthless, as he frontally revolted against his boss and maker (political god). Ogbeni today is one of the propagators of the coalition and he is a part of the grand plan to upstage and defeat the Jagaban as the President in the 2027 elections.
Thought the code of loyalty is 100% or nothing? How did it get to this? What did the Jagaban do to Ogbeni to deserve this public show of betrayal? Is this how politics is done? Does this betrayal deserve forgiveness? But do not forget that “ko si bi imu alagbaro se le gun to, eni to gbe ise fun ni Oga re”, “eku iwaju bayi ni reluwe a ma ki’lé”. “Oun ti Agba fi ju omode lo, kekere kò”.
0 Comments