My name is Edidiong. Edidiong is an Ibibio word meaning "blessing". I love my name more than any other in the world because it reminds me that I'm God's blessing to my generation. I am first and foremost, a born again Christian. I love Jesus and the art of writing. What else do I love: meeting people, reading, browsing and of course, my country Nigeria. I want to see a new Nigeria in which her people would be morally upright and God-fearing. That, for me is the basis for building a truly progressive and humane society. It's not about how much money we make, but how happy we are as a people. But how can we be happy amidst hatred, strife and hanky-panky? To make my countrymen imbibe these values, I drum them into their heads or ears with my pen and tongue whenever possible. If the pen is mightier than the sword, then one day, Edidiong will look back at Nigeria and say: thank you Jesus for liberating my motherland from the shackles of corruption, injustice and poverty!