A group of Spoken Word ministers reflect on the state of the nation.
Independence day
It’s a brand new age, a brand new page
The opening of a new chapter
The beginning of history
Or the start of a tale of misery.
Oluwaferanmi Ogundipe
The land of the great, nation of peace and unity
A land of hospitality filled with people of the strongest hearts
Where strangers are welcome despite their colour, language and religion
But faith and progress are absent; perhaps our Coat of Arms needs to be amended
Welcome to Nigeria, the land I’ll forever call home.
Lawrence Acha
Our fatherland, founded from bloody battles
Battles that bred our nation’s freedom
And made us independent of the whites, to soar as eagles in the sky
On October 1st, we coloured our bodies in green and white
Stamped our fingers on our chest to hear our hearts pump out peace and unity.
Grace Elioku
Sounds of joy, basking in euphoria
Freedom from slavery
But the chains still leave us fettered
We are left to wander
Freedom into slavery.
Marvellous Alonge
On Greenland, a white drew a scattered three to unity
A land with black oils; but nuts, coals and cocoa she once ate
Desperate for deliverance, without the Queen’s survival; left for freedom, today it is free doom
An irony of crooks and loots, leading a democratic slavery
So far, too old; the cake is gone and quakes we’ve got.
Adeyemi Adetunji
Like a young infant grows into youth
Nigeria has grown and developed in these trying years
Like a mother fights for her children
She has fought for her freedom from the colonial masters
Independence is great and so is Nigeria!
Chinaza Okafor
Free from captivity and bondage
Now into hardship and carnage
That we created by ourselves in this new age
Are we now better than we were before?
May the Lord deliver us before he comes.
Omotayo Tantolorun
A dream that one day this nation shall rise up and find out the meaning of its creed
A creed that says the labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain
A creed that reminds us of our unity in diversity
Such a beautiful people, dark coloured and goody
Happy Independence Nigeria, our beloved nation.
Alexandra Aremo
Beautiful country
Oh! my country
Blessed with milk and honey
Giant of Africa
Happy Independence Nigeria.
Ibiremilekun Ibikunle