Naija @ 50

Like a caterpillar , She broke out of her cocoon

Like a Chick, She cracked the shell & hatched

Nigeria, 50 yrs ago broke free from her shackles

She became liberated and tasted freedrom

Opening her eyez to the shocking reality that Life is not a bed of Roses

Made her feeble heart frail whilst trying to crawl

But against all odds she decided to stand

And with distorted but calculated strides she persevered

D journey so far has left her perspiring

While her vital organs are depleting fast

With the first Military coup hypnotizing the immature She

and the Civil unrest that followed crippling the young child

The immunization against poverty was not given to her by her Colonial Masters

So the affluence of the Baby Nigeria was compromised

But the Oil Boom came as our Messiah

Only to be caught up in the web of Corruption

D situation of things have troubled our minds

and made Nigeria a laughing stock in the global community

Why?, I wonder, would a country so rich be this poor,

Could it be the melanin in our skin...HELL NO

Where is the Obama of Nigeria?, come lead Her to her promise land

Who would start baking her National cake instead of devouring it?

Who would see leadership as a service rather than a right?

and I heard the voice echo....YOU!

Arise O compatriots, Nigeria's call obey,

Let's stop talking and start working

From Lagos to Sokoto, From Akwa Ibom to Maiduguri

Let Nigeria's over 150 million children take responsibility for a better Nigeria.