Nigeria, July 26 -- There is a disturbing trend playing out in Nigeria's political space that goes beyond slips of the tongue. In a matter of weeks, two prominent figures, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, made the same blunder: referring to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as "President Muhammadu Buhari." For many Nigerians, these gaffes were amusing. But for those who are spiritually inclined or politically discerning, the question arises: Could these verbal missteps be more revealing than they appear? Could they be unconscious admissions that the current government is not much different from the last?

Against the backdrop of these twin blunders, one scripture leaps to mind: Luke 6:45, which states, "A ...