The next governor of Delta State is Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. His date with history is May 29, 2023. Currently the Speaker of the State Assembly, Oborevwori could be likened to a lamb who transformed to a lion. Humble and humane, he carries a swag of meekness not common among people of his social status and political estate. Urbane without the nasty uppity associated with some politicians, Oborevwori connects with both the high and the low. He’s not shy of making friends. He breaks every primordial ceiling in his association with humanity. No feigned biggity. No aristocratic showiness.
The new Sheriff in Delta politics carries with him a disarming aura of simplicity. He wears the veneer of submissive humbleness like a cassock. This has become his strength. The ability to stay humble in the face of unhidden accomplishments. Many have come to associate humility with weakness. On paper, this seems plausible. But in reality, humility is not weakness. It’s a measure of strength of character and exemplification of virtue. Humility is a mark of civility and divinity. God resists the proud and lifts the humble, says the Holy Writ; the Bible.
Arrogancy is not divine. Pride is a vile and a vice. It repels God. Not so, humility. On the contrary, humility attracts God. It’s a nectar that pulls the hosts of Heaven to engrace and enguard a man. Even Jesus, at whose name all powers in the heavens and on earth bow, was humble unto death. A shameful death only fit for common criminals. Yet, He was not a criminal. No guilt nor guile was found in him. No sin nor scourge was affixed to His name. And because Jesus was humble even unto death, the Bible recorded with certitude that God gave Him a name above all names; that at His name, every knee in heaven and on earth must bow. This is a divine example of what humility does. It promotes. It elevates. It preserves and protects.
