GIANT OF AFRICA
Ancient
Mother of Africa
Daughter
of Planet Earth
Fruitful
Daughter of Africa with 36 children birthed from her loins
Her
wisdom beyond comprehension
Yet
the strive between her children above imagination
She
fought like a Lion; struggling solely for the independence of her Beloved
Children
Her
Creator hears her cry and dries her tears in her year of Jubilee 1960
She
raises Generals from among her fruits
To
lead her seeds aright
From
her first President, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
And
her first Prime Minister, Sir. A. Tafawa Balewa
Even
unto her first Military Head of State, Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi
The
unity of her children she so desired
She
thus raised another Anchor Gen. Yakubu Gowon
Yet
her hunger for unity not satisfied
She
bred Gen. Murtala Muhammed
And
enthroned Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo
"Peace!!
O peace for my Seeds!"
"Who
will give my Children unity?"
"Will
you, Alh. Shehu Shagari?"
"Or
Will You, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari?"
She
clung her trust to Gen. Ibrahim Babangida
Praying
yet for hope in Chief Ernest Shonekon;
Her
appointed Interim President
Her
hope grows weary yet her faith keeps breeding
“Oh!
Gen. Sanni Abacha can I trust you?” she asked.
Wearied
and drained she prays for Gen. Abdulsalaam Abubakar,
“Gen.
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo can you help your blood?” She echoes!
"Ye
all are one! When I strove for freedom I fought for you all!"
"Alhaji
Umaru Musa Yar'adua unite my lost ones!"
"Dr.
Goodluck Ebere Jonathan, don't fail me"
She
wails!!
She
weeps! She mourns as she sees all her struggles,
Her
escape from death almost in vain,
Yet
another is on the lead
“Gen.
Muhammad Buhari Will you but yet again fail me?”
I
hear her cry
Piercing
deep into my ears
Awake!!
Arise
All!!
Let's
uphold our own for we are one
Only
in prayers do I have my hope.
I
won't give up on mine.
I
won't give up on Nigeria
#ThePrayingKnee
#IWon'tGiveUpOnMotherAfrica
#WontGiveUpOnYouGiantOfAfrica
#PrayForNigeria
HAPPY
INDEPENDENCE!!
BY:
Faith
Cyril
(Member, Creative Crew Africa)
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Okeke
Faith Chinazam (also known with her pen name – Faith Cyril) is an undergraduate student of Nnamdi Azikiwe
University, Awka. She is a poet, an author and all literary genres writer. She
is a pillar of Creative Crew Africa.
