Information + Transformation

Nothing in this world is as powerful as the ability to use information to solve problems. It is instructive to note that after God gave the earth to Adam in Genesis (also see Psalms 115:16), the tool He gave him to obtain and retain rulership over the earth was information. When the devil wanted to dislocate Man from his position with God, all he needed to do was to corrupt the information.

Information is the source of your faith and courage.

Misinformation is corrupted information; and nothing in this world is as dangerous as application of misinformation. Misinformation is the reason for our doubts in our God-given purposes and potentials.

From political economy perspective, the major economic advantage of nations is a product of the quality of information they have and the ability to put it to use. I reckon wisdom to be the ability to solve problems. In an information age, how else do you solve problems apart from wise application of knowledge?

This is why I believe that we Africans must work at our "knowledge industries" if we are going to arrive at our desired destination. No matter how lofty our dreams are as a people, we cannot attain it apart from a sound mind. It is time to engage our will, intellect and emotions to empower ourselves. And let me say to you what a friend mentioned in a speech of recent: you cannot get to the next level based on your current level of knowledge. If we need to do something differently, we would need to know something different.