My fatherland..

My fatherland

A land where riches abound

Once full of Glory

Now we lie in penury

One nation bound in peace

Certain the mark, we wouldn’t miss

We were the envy of everyone

Certain all our battles we had won

Africa’s beacon of Light

This couldn’t be more right

The rest looked up to us

The Almighty smiled down on us

Nigerian Map

Then the leaders go greedy

Ignoring the needy

Why exactly, no one knows

Hence the beginning of our woes

The North felt it should lead the way

The East broke away

The west watched from a safety gap

And the South had no one to stand in the gap

The scavengers abroad didn’t care what befell us

They made things worse

Fuelling every fire

Aiding every evil desire

Then we discovered liquid gold

“Oh” we thought “Out with the old”

And invited these scavengers yet again

And what, oh what was our gain?

And in darkness we’ve remained

Our hearts have ever since been blained

Fifty years of pain

Tears and sorrow again and again

And now where do we turn

To whom do we run?

I say we look inward

Go back to the drawing board

And together in unity

Slowly but surely

Working night and day

We’ll be able to say

ONE NATION BOUND IN FREEDOM, PEACE AND UNITY!!

Soliloquy of an AJ boy.

I hail o! My people. Ma name na Benjamin. My people for area dey hail me Benjo. Na dis side dem born me so. Which time? Wetin concern you? The important tin be say we don dey maintain dis side siiiince and na we be shiaman for dis kaban so. All dem yeye OPC guys dey try form oga once in a while but no show for dem.

Wetin dey my mind to follow all una yarn today na dis church business wey everybody dey do. I dey always hear everybody dey misyarn say dem pastor dem dey runs tins for dem shosh. E be like say kolo dey worry all dem wey dey talk dat kain mis-jaboment. As in who get head wey go see all dat kain money no go shop? See am like dis. All dem pastor shiamen dem , na from area all dem kom. As in shishi, dem papa mama no get to take arrange better life for dem. All dem kon grow, hammer beta, evribodi begin contribute tite abi wetin you dey call am give dem, you say make dem no runs tins, omo I tire o. Who no sabi better? For say na you, you no go runs?

Our side!

Sometimes I dey hear say some of dem bin dey jigijigi church members. Again, I no fit to blame dem. Na dem opeke me I blame. When e be say all dem go dey yarn na man of god dis, man of God dat. Na so so smile like market-place kraze. All dem go dey throw tight tight bend down dey cat waka for pastor front and na dem go first blow alarm say pastor dey rub dem bodi. Dat one na story?

See, my people. Life for area get as e be but we still dey maintain. You fit imajin how e dey vex me reach when one yeye girl go meet punch abi tribune say pastor ‘abuse’ am? Wich kain abuse? Abi the jobless paper boys wey suppose to dey write better tin dey carry news say one prophet chop money? How e take concern you? Dem tief the money? Dem representa-tief wey dey Abuja dey runs tins wit big big belle, una don write about dem finish? All dem gufnor nko? As e be say PHCN dey treat light like disco light, una don fight dat one sef finish? Na dis pastor shiamen una go dey misyarn about.

Make I tell una, me I belief say Chukwu dey and e get some people wey e send. But e get enuf people wey e no send wey dey kanta-fit the tin. But how dis people dey take do their tin, e add price to garri for tejuosho? E change our roads? Na so so, e chop money we dey hear. Na today chest begin dey front? Guys, if your head no complete reach, you decide turn maga, wetin concern us? Free boys abeg and talk beta tin.

Until when I go dey halla una again, I dey hail o!