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EVALUATIONS OF FULANI HERDSMEN/FARMERS CLASHES AND THE WINDOW FOR CREATION OF CATTLE COLONIES IN NIGERIA
(DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES FACULTY OF ARTS NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2019-05-19) Utsua, Terzungwe Peter; Burya, A. Philomena
This study intends to investigate the menace of Fulani herdsmen crises that has gradually created a window which culminates to the quest for creation of cattle colonies in Nigeria. The study specifically examined the causes of clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers and implication on the socio- economic lives of in Nigeria people. The sample of the study consists of selected affected Local Government areas of Nasarawa and Benue States. The researcher has interviewed the affected people to facilitate the study in the collection of data for analysis. Recommendation of the solution to the crisis is duly provided.
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TERRORISM AS THREAT TO SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
(DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES FACULTY OF ARTS NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2020-10-13) Utsua, Terzungwe Peter; Oga, Thomas Ona
Nigeria is faced with the danger of disruptive socio-economic and political forces which have combined to produce opposing contradictions of alarming rate. This is because the inability of the Nigerian government to pursue an authentic developmental agenda in order to provide jobs for the teaming population of young men and women is the reason for the rise and growth of insecurity and terrorism. Terrorism, national security and development are interwoven because the presence or absence of any of them can have adverse consequences in any given society. The contending point here is that government attempts to curb terrorism or promote national security and sustainable development have been frustrated and dysfunctional. The concern of this paper is that there should be a holistic conceptualization ideology driven approach in solving this problem. The paper carefully examines the implications and response of Nigerians to the challenge of terrorism in the context of its socio-political and developmental prospect. We shall proffer suitable recommendations as part of solutions to the issues under review
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ETHICAL IMPERATIVES AS PANACEA FOR SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIALIZATION IN NIGERIA
(DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES FACULTY OF ARTS NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2019-05-14) Utsua, Terzungwe Peter; Patrick, Egbeji Odu
The motivation of this paper is to explore the concern of humanity within the global community in pursuit of development the third world nations. This concern is pronounced because of the fact that industrialization is one of the vehicles for rapid economic growth in many nations in the world. Nigeria is in dire need of development, and the possibility of this lie on industrialization especially in this era of change. After years of industrial attempts, Nigeria has experienced serious setbacks as a result of lack of maintenance of industrial ethics, hence, the need to re-engineer achievement of rapid industrial development in Nigeria. This work is set to fill the ethical gap to ensure effective industrialization and economic development in Nigeria. Using the exploratory and prescriptive approaches, this work examined the nature of industries and the moral transformation needed for effective industrialization in Nigeria. The paper shows that the industrial sector in Nigeria has suffered setback as a result of the limited moral standard in the system. The work recommends moral transformation industrial sector in order to ginger change that would lead to economic development in Nigeria.
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ETHICAL DISCOURSE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE ON ANIMALS’ RESEARCH AND RIGHTS
(DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES FACULTY OF ARTS NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2020-09-17) Utsua, Terzungwe Peter
Scholars vary in their concept and views concerning research and the fundamental rights of animals in the hands of humankind who have the duty to protect rather than maltreat them. If human beings had chosen a hundred years ago to stop using animals in scientific and medical research, the world would be a very different place today. Many of us are here because we did not die as children, or our parents did not die, from diseases that have been controlled through the knowledge gained from animal research. The biological information that has unlocked the secrets of genetics, shed light on the workings of the brain, and made it possible to understand new diseases like AIDS would not exist. Even the animals that we keep as pets and raise for food would live shorter and less healthy lives, because many of the vaccines and treatments that have become staples of veterinary medicine would never have been developed.This research probes into the question of ethical justification of animals‘ research and how this evokes ethical positions. It engages the ultimate question of what the human ethical responsibility towards non-human animals is, considering that fundamental rights of animals have suffered a great deal in the hands of humankind who rather have the duty to protect them. The research adopted a critical analytic method with which it has evaluated the human treatment of non-humans. Data was collected from the primary source by way of interview and observations and secondary source from text books, journals, internet materials etc. It has discovered that, fundamentally, the true test of human morality consists of the attitudes towards the rights of non-human animal species at our mercy of human. The research engaged critical discourses that bother on the ethical question of relationship and responsibility of human to non-human animal. The research is significant as it could assist in the development of improved animal welfare strategies. This is due to the fact that human health benefits and the tie to human welfare are considered very important. The research recommends that, human beings should ensure they live up to their deserved moral duty and avoid exploitation of animals as permitted in societal processes.
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ETHICAL EVALUATION OF THE HISTORICAL IMPERATIVES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND BIG SCALE INDUSTRIES IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA
(DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES FACULTY OF ARTS NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2020-08-13) Utsua, Terzungwe Peter
This research is motivated by the wonderful contributions of Science and Technology. Science and Technology have continued to engineer progress in human life. One of the remarkable ways science and technology have been employed and was to facilitate industrialization in the 18th Century Britain in Europe. The industrial expansion was facilitated by the ground breaking of Science and technology which led to industrial boom in the manufacturing of goods and production of services. Science and Technology in the world including Africa is an age long phenomenon. While, Science is the systematic study of anything that can be examined, tested, and verified, it is one of the greatest and most influential fields of human endeavor. Technology on the other hand, is scientific knowledge that is put to practical ends. This knowledge is used in designing machinery, materials, and industrial processes, generally .known as engineering. The concern of this paper is that in recent years, a greater volume of African countries have embraced the western science and technology as a driver of development assimilating African science and technology as though there was nothing like that before. This work is interested in helpful materials to explore the previous African concept of science and technology. Based on its finding, it is discovered that Africans appear to have abandoned their rich indigenous science and technology which has unfolded over the centuries since the dawn of human history like the western science and technology today. The work advanced the need for Africans to revitalize their lost heritage to complement the scientific culture of the west.
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ETHICAL EVALUATION OF INEVITABILITY OF AFRICAN MEDICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUES IN THE ERA OF COVID – 19 PANDEMIC
(DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES FACULTY OF ARTS NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2021-07-15) Utsua, Terzungwe Peter; Audu, Rogers Wodi; Obikwelu, Humphrey K. Akaolisa
Over the years, Africans have not just neglected their divinely endowed wealth of knowledge of science and techniques, but they have also failed in the aspect of applying this science and techniques to contemporary issues that affect them both positively and negatively. COVID – 19 pandemic has helped us to see the need for the development of indigenous science and healing techniques using our traditional medicine in health care delivery. Every continent and country is struggling to find contextual remedy that is basically peculiar to them. Since there is no good circulation of orthodox drugs and medical services due to border closures, while, potent vaccine against COVID – 19 is yet to be readily available. This serves as a wakeup call for increasing interest in indigenous medical science and healing techniques to improve our traditional health care delivery not only because of COVID – 19, but for other medical challenges too. We have heard how when western scientific medicine failed to provide effective solution to the problem, herbal medicine rather worked effectively on this novel corona virus with appreciable breakthrough. This paper has evaluated the ethical effects of negligence and stigmatization of African traditional medical practice over the years to essentially seek and provide contextual solution to the various medical challenges affecting African people, such that could be used in the treatment of some diseases ailments such as; cough, fever, headache, poison from bites, skin diseases and other infections, perhaps, because of the techniques used during preparation by the traditional healers. The researcher discovered that, the advancement of orthodoxy healing techniques and globalization have stigmatized and endangered the vitality of the traditional healing techniques which were derived from shrines and sacred places used to provide solution to difficult disease ailments. The paper recommends urgent need for African medical scientist to corroborate with the orthodox trained doctors for application of their medical talents from the two diametrical angles to come up with solution for treatment of different diseases.
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BIBLICAL MODELS OF LEADERSHIP: LESSONS FOR NIGERIAN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2020-03-06) Makpu, Mallo Ishaya; Tama, Suleiman Samuel
Nigeria has experienced had leadership which has affected governance over the years. This has also contributed to poor development of the country. The Church or Christians have failed to provide exemplary leadership and influence good governance in Nigeria. Some Christians who have occupied leadership positions at various levels of governance in Nigeria have not provided good examples to emulate. Yet. the Bible presents some models of good leaders. Drawingf rom the Bible this paper analyses the concept ofl eadership styles and qualities that were demonstrated by some leaders in the Old Testament with focus on Joseph and King David. The study adopts a comparative study method, partly historical, religio-contextual and analytical and is related to the Christian perspective. Secondary sources, like Bible commentaries, books, journals and newspaper articles both print and online have been made use of in the study. The paper identifies some leadership qualities demonstrated by these models which include the fear of God, possession of vision and strategy, courage, humility, skills, selflessness and integrity. These models provided good leadership and were successful. The paper recommends that for Nigeria and her people to experience a positive turn around; all political and religious leaders at the national, state, and local government levels must learn and emulate the good qualities of biblical leaders such as Moses, King David and Joseph. They were courageous, humble, skilful, and had no personal ambitions. They led by example exhibiting thef ear of God.
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IMPACT OF THE 2019-20 CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC ON THE CHURCH IN NIGERIA
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2020-01-01) Tama, Suleiman Samuel; Jacob, Danboyi Kauna
The Corona vims Disease (COWD-19) that started out as an epidemic in Wuhan, China in December 2019 has become a pandemic, affecting the whole world. The first confirmed case of the disease in Nigeria was announced on 27 February 2020, when an Italian citizen in Lagos tested positive for the viral infection. Since then, Nigeria has witnessed the spread of this disease across the different states of the country. The pandemic has impacted both global and local economies in several ways along with other implications. In Nigeria the disease has impacted areas such as economy, health, social, religion, and others. This paper using critical analysis of observations of events within the church in Nigeria and other publications from written and online sources, examines the effects of COVID-19 on the Christians and their churches in Nigeria. It at'gues that the pandemic has impact on the church. It highlights the negative and positive impact ofthe pandemic on the church. The negative impacts include loss of human lives, church closure, trauma, and decline in church finance. The positive impacts include survival strategies, promotion of unity, enhanced church/govemment co-operation, and spiritual revival. The paper recommends that the church should innovate ways for survival such as virtual services, collection of church funds through modern banking transactions. These strategies will help the church during the COVID-19 infection period and beyond.
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Migration, Indigeneship, and Citizenship in Nigeria
(Department of Philosophy Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2020-11-02) Tama, Suleiman Samuel
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Ethnicity: The Challenge to Good Governance and Development In Africa
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2018-11-11) Tama, Suleiman Samuel
Different reasons have been given by scholars for the underdevelopment of African countries. One of such reasons is colonialism and the related style of governance. It has been argued that the colonizers were only interested in siphoning the resources of Africa to develop their home nations. They therefore adopted styles of governance that enabled them to achieve their purposes. However, associating the poor state of development of African countries to reasons of colonialism is no more plausible. This is because almost all of these countries have gained political independence and are self-governing. Like African countries, China, Hong Kong, India and South Korea were colonized. But after their independence, because of purposeful leadership, sheer determination and forthrightness, today, they have recorded discernable developments. While colonialism might have militated against the development of African nations in the past, this paper identifies ethnicity as a key factor today impacting negatively on good governance with resultant underdevelopment. The paper argues that multi-ethnic nature of most African nations has rich resources which could contribute to good governance if properly harnessed. The paper recognizes that today competitive ethnicity is the bane for bad governance and conflicts in some African countries. Drawing a lot from historical antecedents of ethnic challenges in Africa, the paper hinges arguments and analysis from examples and illustrations from some African countries. It also examines ways the multiple talents and capabilities that abound in multi-ethnic Africa could be utilized for its development through good governance.
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IMPACT OF VIOLENT CONFLICTS ON THE CHURCH IN NORTHERN NIGERIA FROM 1980 TO 2019
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-01-05) Tama, Suleiman Samuel
For over two decades now Northern Nigeria has witnessed an escalation of different kinds of violent conflicts. These conflicts often take a religious dimension. They include communal, political, ethnic, and religious conflicts. Other forms of conflicts experienced in Northern Nigeria include ethno religious conflicts, herdsmen-farmers crisis, and Boko Haram attacks. This paper based on research on Baptist Churches in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria, examines the effects of these conflicts on the Christians and their churches in Northern Nigeria. It argues that the violent conflicts have impact on the church. It highlights the negative and positive impact of the conflicts on the church. It is predicted that in spite of (he challenges, the church will not die in Northern Nigeria
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African Healing Shrines & Migration
(Department of Philosophy Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-01-05) Tama, Suleiman Samuel
African healing shrines are intimately related to African traditional religion as important sacred places for the provision of healing or for prayers for a specific cause. At many of them illness - both physical and mental health problems are taken care of. There is a complex and changing relations between religion and migration. Religion not only inspires, manages and benefits from migration, but the experience of migration affects religious beliefs and practices. This paper provides an analysis of the connection between African healing shrines and migration. The paper argues that because African religion and healing are closely related, there will be migration associated with healing wherever people of Africa or African descent dwell. The paper argues that both external and internal migrations play vital roles in the recreation of healing shrines in their new destinations or the visits to the shrines usually located where their religion originated from. The consideration of the relationship between migration and location of African healing shrines is a major contribution to the growing body of work on the African Healing Shrines. Both internal migration and international migrations are widespread in Nigeria and other African countries. However, their link with the African Healing Shrines has had little attention. In this work, we argue that migration whether forced or voluntary has contributed to the recreation of healing shrines.
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EXORCISM AND HEALING IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-01-01) Mbachirin, Abraham T.
The belief that God can still exorcise and heal is very strong in our society. There are numerous faith healing ministries and many Pentecostal Churches that take exorcism and healing as their major activity. In mainline denominations people come requesting for prayers for their various problems. There are many examples of exorcism and healing of various kinds in the Bible and many people believe that the Church must be involved in this ministry. With this in mind it is examined in this paper that exorcism and healing in the New Testament which is contained in the promise of Christ to his followers that they will be able to perform miracles. Explored in the paper is the New Testament understanding of sickness, method of healing, sicknesses, and the power employed to exorcise and heal. From the New Testament examples, exorcism and healing were not limited to believers but unbelievers were able to exorcise and heal also. All these are to help us evaluate the activities oft hose who exorcise and heal today.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND HEALING TECHNIQUES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID – 19 PANDEMIC
(DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES FACULTY OF ARTS NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2020-08-20) Utsua, Terzungwe Peter
COVID – 19 pandemic has rekindled the need for the development of traditional healing techniques using traditional medicine in health care delivery. Orthodox drugs and medical services are no longer available due to border closures. This has led to the increasing interest and the interest in herbal medicines not only because of cost of orthodox medicine, but it is simply because herbal medicine has proven to work competitively effective on this novel coronavirus when western scientific medicine failed to provide effective solution to the problem while, traditional herbal medicine is making appreciate breakthrough. This paper examined the contribution of African medical practice essentially as contextual solution to the various medical challenges. This research attempted to address the problems attached to COVID – 19 disease and the stigmatization attached to indigenous medicines used in the treatment of some simple diseases ailments such as; cough, fever, headache, poison from bites, skin diseases and other infections, perhaps, because of the method of preparation used by the traditional healers. Africans can use their medical talents to apply new medicinal trials for diseases like COVID -19. The researcher discovered that, despite the benefits of the advancement of orthodoxy healing techniques, though yet to be found and made available for the treatment of COVID -19, it is also true that globalization has endangered the vitality of the shrines and sacred places that were used for providing solution for difficult issues like this. The research supports the need to redecorate the instrumentality of improving the techniques of the traditional healing heritage among African people. The paper advocates the importance of corroboration between the orthodox and traditional medical techniques with the view of equipping ourselves against emerging contemporary global challenges.
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The Contribution of Ethnicity to National Integration and Development in Nigeria
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-12-12) Tama, Suleiman Samuel; Paul, Chandumi
The multi-ethnic nature of Nigeria has often been cited as one of the factors responsible for its lack of unity and underdevelopment. This has been the case because ethnic consid-erations and affinities have often been used to determine who has access to or benefit from government facilities or appointments. Competitive ethnicity is the cause for bad governance, conflicts and lack of positive development in some African countries including Nigeria. The paper argues that multi-ethnic nature of most African nations has rich resources which could contribute to good governance if properly harnessed. It examines some of the good aspects of ethnicity that can be encouraged for national development. It concludes that ethnicity is natural and that there are some positive aspects that are profit-able for national development.
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Election Rigging and Vote-Buying: A Challenge to the Nigerian Democratic Process
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2020-01-05) Tama, Suleiman Samuel
ract Election rigging and vote buying have taken new dimensions in the current electoral process in Nigeria. Election rigging and vote buying have now become sophisticated interventions in the Nigerian democratic process with the politicians, political thugs, party officials and other interest groups involved in the acts. What is particularly worrisome is the brazen nature election rigging and vote buying have assumed in recent times and the grave danger it poses to democracy. These political factors have threatened the stability and good governance of Nigeria. This paper examines the challenges election rigging and vote buying pose to the democratic process in Nigeria. It discusses the different mechanisms of election rigging and vote buying with focus on the 2015 and 2019 elections. It concludes with recommendations on ways of checking these election difficulties.
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Religion as a Tool for National Integration and Development in Nigeria
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-01-01) Tama, Suleiman Samuel
Nigeria is a country of much diversity the most prominent of which are religious and ethnic diversities. Religious diversity has the potentials if properly harnessed can contribute immensely to the integration and development of the country. Unfortunately this is not the case. Today this factor is not only threatening the foundation of the unity of Nigeria achieved at independence, but is contributing to the underdevelopment of the country. This paper examines the intrinsic role and connection between religion and national integration and development. It argues that under normal circumstances, religion can play a far reaching role in social and economic transformation of societies. Economic activi-ties are often driven by people who for the most part are controlled by religious attitudes, beliefs, participations, practices, rituals, behaviors, etc. The paper also opines that the three main religions in Nigeria- African Traditional Religion, Islam and Christianity have some good aspects and qualities in them that can contribute to the development of Nigeria. It recommends that these good aspects can be used to enhance national integration and development.
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CHURCH RESPONSE TO THE CORONA VIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2020-09-09) Tama, Suleiman Samuel
This study investigates the response of the Church in Nigeria to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria beginning with the index case announced on 27 February 2020 in Lagos. Since then the disease has rapidly spread across the different states of the nation. Both the federal and state governments have responded with _ restrictions on freedoms such as movement, travel and assembly, the latter particularly exercise of religion, as churches are jaccustomed to meeting regularly and worshipping in groups. The church has adopted and innovated some ways to respond and cope with the impact of these restrictions. This paper uses field survey, oral interviews as well as critical analysis of observable events within the church in Nigeria and other publications to examine the responses of the Christians to the situation. These responses include compliance with government directives, different coping methods and strategies that the church adopted to survive during the pandemic and beyond. Some of these responses include survival strategies, promotion of unity, church support of government, and adoption of virtual services using some online platforms among others. The paper argues that COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of the church in Nigeria. The church has innovated new ways to survive during the COVID-19 period and beyond.
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MIGRATION AND MISSION IN NIGERIA
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2018-09-09) Tama, Suleiman Samuel
This article provides an historical analysis of the connection between migration and mission or the spread of Christianity in Nigeria using the Yoruba people group as a case study. The paper argues that both external and internal migrations played vital roles in the introduction and spread of Christianity in Nigeria. The consideration of the influence of migration on the spread of Christianity in Nigeria is a major contribution to the growing body of work on the role of migration on mission. Internal migration is widespread in Nigeria but its link with the spread of Christianity has had little attention. In this work, I argue that migration whether forced or voluntary has contributed to the spread of Christianity in Nigeria. Although slavery and other events such as famine and conflicts have forced Nigerians to move out of their dwelling places to new locations, they have provided major opportunities by which many people have encountered Christianity. Migration remains an important agency and non- formal method for the mission endeavour of the contemporary church.
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Survival strategies of Internal Diaspora Churches in Northern Nigeria
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2017-11-11) Tama, Suleiman Samuel
This study investigates the survival strategies of Yoruba-speaking Baptist congregations in Northern Nigeria for over a century. The Yoruba members and their churches in Kaduna represent a double minority- in terms both of their ethnicity and also of their religious affiliation as Christians in the region. Yet, they stay where they are and have been able to uphold their Christian identity in an environment that seems to be hostile. The paper analyses the different coping methods and strategies that these Yoruba Baptist churches have adopted in order to survive in the northern region since their founding beginning from 1911. The recent rise of religious tensions in Northern Nigeria has forced the migration of Yoruba and other non-indigenous northerners to other places in southern Nigeria considered to be safe. This is threatening the existence of these churches. The paper argues that one way of ensuring their survival and continuous existence is for the congregations to draw their membership from a broad spectrum of Nigerian ethnic communities. This may require them to change the language of worship; a change of identity which itself may not be easy to navigate.