June 12
Today Nigerians celebrate democracy through the patient struggle and fight for one Nigeria led by our icon Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola.
But the truth is we didn't imbibe the teachings of our heroes past. The work of our heroes past went down the drain.
One nation bound in different kinds of sabotage from the children to their parents,from the youth to the elder statesmen,from the state level to federal level,from the legislative to the judiciary. To cut it short, corruption has eaten deep into the roots of the beautiful trees planted by our heroes past.
We need to arise and free ourselves from this miasma of frivolous activities hovering over our heads. It's our fight, no one will fight it for us because as an independent nation we need to face our fears. It's a collective effort to allay our fears and fight for our beloved nation.
So, on this day I wrote a short poem using the autobiography of one of the greatest leader and elder statesman - Nelson Rohlilala Mandela Madiba, titled long walk to freedom.
LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
O' Ye enshroud in hypnopompia
Arise and get out of hypnogogia
Take a trip to Nigeria
Where nepotism is a criteria
Where bad governance is a bacteria
Where selfish "whims and desires" is the mitochondria
Where black gold is a diphtheria
Where the hiatus between the rich and poor is like the peninsula of iberia
Where animals value money,dining in the cafeteria
The 'big wigs' trick the masses with hypochondria
Alas,frivolous activities display the tune of the day like an aria
Won't you rather take the long walk to freedom like Gaviria?
©AdeGneus
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