Negligence and Ignorant Attitute
Author: Omovigho Bevelyn Oberia
Posted to the web: 1/18/2006 2:24:16 AM
Nigeria my Nigeria
Nigeria of proud ignorant and blind men
Nigeria the land of my ancestors
Who sold their children to slavery
The land of black gold
The gold of our condemnation
Nigeria tell me Nigerians
The nation every one wants to wear a designers dress
The land a mother is offended if her child buys her Nigerian wax instead of holandais
Nigeria tell me Nigerians
The land of no creation
The nation of greedy leaders
The land where a cheater (419er) is considered intelligent
The land a criminal is strongly supported by the law
Nigeria tell me Nigerians
The land people prefers to buy tin tomatoes
While fresh tomatoes gets rotten in the market
The land people prefers tomapep and tatase is left for the poor
Nigeria tell me Nigerians
The land a fellow Nigerian comes home with his or her baby
and can’t take a taxi because the baby’s skin is white
The land a fellow Nigerian comes home to invest and
all he or she gets in return is theft and if unlucky will loose his or her life
Nigeria tell me Nigerians, the land people think of today
And so many are not thinking of tomorrow
The land people make children and so many don’t think
of how the innocent children will survive
Nigeria the land where a rich man instead of opening a factory
for the poor to work and earn their living prefers to spray money
in ceremonies or give money so people will say he’s a nice man
Nigeria tell me Nigerians
The land people come home to visit their families and get
Kidnapped by own relatives
The land one comes home after living in peace elsewhere
to die in the hands of armed rubbers
The land people come home after living safely elsewhere to die from bad health care
Nigeria tell me Nigerians
The people that are not proud of their culture
The place there are always religious fights
The place the idol worshipers (our culture) are been discriminated
Where the traditional cultures are not entittled to school and other
Public holidays
The place every one believes in God for miracles and very few
Are doing to create good life
Nigeria tell me Nigerians
The land no one can produce milk because Nigerians prefers foreign milk
The land no one can produce cheese because it will not be consumed by Nigerians
and those that eats cheese will prefer the foreign one
The land people prefers frozen chicken instead of making a farm
Nigeria tell me Nigerians
The land people will tell you sister you no go dey abroad make your mama send you jeans from Nigeria, God no go let am happen
The land parents send their daughters willing abroad to prostitute for their well being
Nigeria tell me Nigerians
The land every one wants to be a pastor
The land pastors are called daddy
The land people instead of spending at least 30 hours a week cultivating spend 40 hours a week in the churh (from Sunday service to night vigils)
The land almost every believes only God can do it
Nigeria tell me Nigerians or I rather say Nigeria wake up Nigerians
Nigerians open your eyes and see clearly
Nigerians why do you wait for people to teach you what to do?
Nigerians why are you living in this ignorance?
Nigeria do something
Nigerian government work for the nations
Stop exporting all our crude oil
Bring experts to refine in Nigeria and teach the indigins how to refine
Nigerians help your patroit
Nigerians buy Nigerian products
Nigerians produce and learn to preserve locally
Wealthy Nigerians invest wisely
Invest in food
Invest in clothing
Invest in all ways
Open up factories people can work and earn their living
Nigeria the land of black gold
Nigeria does not need international charity
Willingly we can do it
Stand up Nigerians and work for our nation
LETS WORK TOGETHER AND BUILD NIGERIA
WE WANT TO CONTINUE BEING THE PROUD LIONS
OF AFRICA
NOT SAYING IT BUT VISIBLY
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