Cubana Chief Priest: How Not To Be Loud

By Odimegwu Onwumere

One Cubana Chief Priest is arraigned in court on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, for issues concerning abuse of the naira (which its worth is $1 to N1000+) in events.

I have never been a fan of the Priest because I hate noise and loathe noisy people. I love people who understand and apply decorum in the journey towards success, having in mind that it is beneficial not to be loud with your achievements.

If not when his mother or so passed on, little did the world know about one Obi Cubana (Obinna Iyiegbu.) Upon his world's reviewed billions of naira, you don't see him show off with money, either in an event or anywhere. His property like cars speak for him. Despite taking too many videos, you can read humility all over him, with his infectious smile and humble dispositions.

While the Nigerian government authorities have not in earnest sensitized Nigerians enough that it's unlawful to spray, mutilate, sell, ruffle the naira, their apprehension of the Cubana Chief Priest on such allegations, shows that not only village people or your enemies monitor your success, the government authorities are also looking for a leeway to rubbish any proud person, using template that the person has gone against the law.

Few weeks ago, one Bobrisky who is in the public discourse whether he or she is a man or woman because of crossdressing, is sent to 6months in prison for charges that heaped on money abuse. Bobrisky was too loud and today, government authorities have sent their curriculum of how to be humble to him or her.

Maintaining humility helps in maintaining a good reputation. We know people like Flavour Nabania who are wealthy, yet, you won't hear them showing off or having any altercation with anyone. Flavour is an epitome of Peace Ambassador around the world. The United Nations, United Nations Foundation, and the international community are supposed to bring Flavour closer because of his unflinching positive influence on the younger generation. As a musician, you can't see him smoking, taking drugs, doing alcohol or dress indecently.

Stronger relationship with people is not achieved through loudness which the ilk of the Cubana Chief Priest was encouraging across with arrogance. In a world where the younger ones celebrate money, it is pertinent to state that loudness alienate people around you.

It is not necessary to be loud where unnecessary therefore trying to pull unwanted attention and the Priest might have potentially invited envy or resentment from others, even from the government authorities. The negative reaction his loudness has attracted today is that he has been arraigned before the court for his focus on continuous improvement on being loud, hence alleged naira abuse is tied on his neck.

People like Obinna Iyiegbu, Flavour and co have shown how not to be loud, thereby respecting the achievements of others, creating a supportive atmosphere with other people. Unlike the noisemaking-Cubana Chief Priest, the above-mentioned individuals understand that positive actions speak louder than noise. They know that much lasting impact is in action than in words. Their success speaks volume than the Cubana Chief Priest's volumes of unprofessional way of handling and managing wealth.

The excessive self-promotion of loudness of wealth that is associated with the Cubana Chief Priest, shows a man who lacks confidence except overt displays of success he wears as a toga.

People who keep low profile of their success have their privacy protected from unnecessary scrutiny or intrusion. Iyiegbu and Flavour understand this and hardly do they invite unwanted attention.

It is essential that people built trust and credibility among the society and government members without being loud with their success. Constant validation of success through loud declarations has landed a lot of people in public rebuke or government's invite. Today, it is the once hyped Cubana Chief Priest.

~Odimegwu Onwumere
April 17, 2024.

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