Abstract
A religião desempenha um papel considerável em muitas sociedades ao redor do mundo e isso é especialmente verdadeiro na Nigéria. Muitos dos grupos religiosos do país estão unidos por sua crítica ao fracasso do governo federal e estadual da Nigéria em fornecer assistência social aos cidadãos. Assim, como a boa governança continua a ser ausente para maioria dos nigerianos e em face da fraqueza do Estado nigeriano e da ineficiência de suas instituições para proporcionar o bem humano aos seus cidadãos, as organizações religiosas agora fornecem uma gama de serviços sociais através dos seus numerosos membros em todo o país. Como os ricos nigerianos doam e quais são as suas motivações? O tradicional gesto filantrópico africano (comunalismo) está desaparecendo na Nigéria? Este ensaio está, portanto, preocupado, principalmente, com a intervenção de organizações religiosas no atendimento das necessidades espirituais e físicas de muitos cidadãos nigerianos - desiludidos e frustrados em consequência do fracasso do governo. Ele examina como a religião se tornou um santuário de esperança e refúgio diante de desafios socioeconômicos assustadores e como, ironicamente, essa patética condição humana está sendo explorada por alguns líderes religiosos. Também investiga o estado de filantropia cada vez menor dos indivíduos e entidades corporativas do país dentro do contexto do comunalismo africano.
Highlights
Introduction and Background to the StudyIn Nigeria, as in many other parts of Africa, democracy has had a chequered history, and remains fragile
The situation became more pathetic under military regimes, with their unitary, hierarchical and commanding nature largely affecting the operation of the Nigerian state
In the face of the weakness of the Nigerian state and the inefficiency of its institutions to provide the human good to its citizens, the Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) supplement and complement government’s efforts towards improving the standard of living of Nigerians
Summary
In Nigeria, as in many other parts of Africa, democracy has had a chequered history, and remains fragile. In the face of the weakness of the Nigerian state and the inefficiency of its institutions to provide the human good to its citizens, the Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) supplement and complement government’s efforts towards improving the standard of living of Nigerians These FBOs in Nigeria which number over 46,000 are involved in propoor, charitable works which alleviate poverty, promote progress, and serve as agents of development (Ogbonnaya 2012, 10). Our high degree of religiosity has not translated into good governance and prosperity for our citizens It can be deduced from the above that the high level of religiosity in Nigeria is nothing more than one of many symptoms of poverty and lack of wellbeing for the vast majority of Nigerians, as it is for other poor countries in the world (Okechukwu n.d). Kukah (cited in Simbine 2011), a scholar and Catholic priest described the leaders of some of Christian congregations as “pastors scavenging for fortunes in the name of leading souls to God through the organisation of endless spiritual trade fairs called revivals and vigils... hood winking and deducing ordinary citizens away from the culture of hard work and the need to develop a truly Christian ethic to wealth
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