Shall never be in vain or are they in vain
Should the Labour of our heroes past be in vain?
Colonial Masters, they called them and masters they were. They came in without visas and took over the economy, trading and commerce. They introduced some good things and not so good things bringing with them habits foreign and different.
The people. The people worked and toiled and performed under these master and then the rose up. they fought for what belonged to them and won it back. Heroes they became, together they fought. Tiv woman with Yoruba man. Kalabari girl with Kanuri boy. Nigerian women with Ghanian men...
We call it Independence from the colonial times.
Today I ask, have things improved? Can a child born to parents who earn the minimum wage each month boast of education deemed quality for a better tomorrow?
No instead we have teams and teams of politicians, politricians my sister calls them who desperately serve the money god with money meant to be used for the brighter future. We have people so mentally poor, it is heart breaking.
What shall we say then, has the labour of our heroes past been worth it?
Independence day is not a nation's birthday. It is myopic thinking and utter ignorance to view it as a birthday. History plays a significant role in future endeavours. History it seems for many educated and uneducated nigerians alike is tainted with gasping loopholes they don't understand why they celebrated the Independence day.
It is a day of sober reflection for now, till we get it right. When we get it right it will be a day of celebrating culture and a team of people who rose against oppressors, succeeded and still succeed.
read earlier posts here, here etc...
Happy Independence day Nigeria
Colonial Masters, they called them and masters they were. They came in without visas and took over the economy, trading and commerce. They introduced some good things and not so good things bringing with them habits foreign and different.
The people. The people worked and toiled and performed under these master and then the rose up. they fought for what belonged to them and won it back. Heroes they became, together they fought. Tiv woman with Yoruba man. Kalabari girl with Kanuri boy. Nigerian women with Ghanian men...
We call it Independence from the colonial times.
Today I ask, have things improved? Can a child born to parents who earn the minimum wage each month boast of education deemed quality for a better tomorrow?
No instead we have teams and teams of politicians, politricians my sister calls them who desperately serve the money god with money meant to be used for the brighter future. We have people so mentally poor, it is heart breaking.
What shall we say then, has the labour of our heroes past been worth it?
Independence day is not a nation's birthday. It is myopic thinking and utter ignorance to view it as a birthday. History plays a significant role in future endeavours. History it seems for many educated and uneducated nigerians alike is tainted with gasping loopholes they don't understand why they celebrated the Independence day.
It is a day of sober reflection for now, till we get it right. When we get it right it will be a day of celebrating culture and a team of people who rose against oppressors, succeeded and still succeed.
read earlier posts here, here etc...
Happy Independence day Nigeria
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