You may pause at the title and wonder if there’s a grammatical error. A grammarian, of course, would insist the correct expression should be “And the people are one” — since “people” is plural and therefore requires a plural verb. But in this context, my deliberate choice of “is” over “are” is far from a mistake — it is a profound statement of unity and purpose.
The phrase, “And the people is one,” is borrowed from the divine observation in the story of the Tower of Babel, when God Himself acknowledged the extraordinary power of human agreement. He said, “The people is one, and nothing will be restrained from them which they have imagined to do.” That declaration captures a timeless truth: when people unite with one mind, no force can hinder their collective ambition that echoes the popular saying that said: “united we stand, divided we fall.” Hence the eternal question: “Can two walk together except they agree?”
It is on this sacred foundation that I call upon the four marginalised regions of Òkèògùn, Ìbàràpá, Ọ̀yọ́, and Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ to rise above pride, suspicion, and self-interest — and to come together in genuine unity. This is not the season for rigid postures or personal ego; it is a time to study the political direction and compromise for a higher cause. It is timebto see beyond today’s comfort and grasp tomorrow’s destiny.
The governorship seat is one — therefore, the people must be one. Only through a united front can we propel one among us to victory and lay the cornerstone of a new political order where power truly rotates, fairness reigns, and every region of Ọ̀yọ́ State has a voice. If we achieve this noble goal, history will remember us kindly. Our names will be etched in gold, and generations yet unborn will celebrate our courage and foresight.
But history, like life itself, is governed by unyielding laws — the law of cause and effect, of sowing and reaping. It rewards or punishes according to our choices. As the computer world would say: Garbage In, Garbage Out. The same principle holds in governance, leadership, and destiny. What we put in today will determine what we get tomorrow.
Now is our moment — our chance to write either a glorious or shameful chapter in history. And remember this: two kinds of people are never forgotten — the one who builds the first and only police station in his community, and the one who burns it down. Both leave legacies; the difference lies in the kind they choose.
So let us remember the past — our mistakes and our triumphs — and draw wisdom from them. Let us choose life, unity, and posterity over division, ego, and regret.
“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall not cease.” — Genesis 8:22
Another scripture to remember is:
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.” — Deuteronomy 30:19
Let us, therefore, choose unity — because “the people is one.”
Pst. Favour Adéwọyin,
National Secretary, Ẹgbẹ́ Àjọṣepọ̀ Fún Ìtẹsiwájú Gbogbo Wa.
