Motion without movement
Outcome of bad judgement
Wallowing in the land of plenty
Shameful toddler at age fifty
We were held hostage by a few unelected
Enlightened hearts became dejected
Unfortunately, the President dies
After we were told many lies
Then came the "doctrine of necessity"
Just to reduce the political anxiety
Fate danced with a man named Goodluck
The political logjam he was sent to unlock
The sins of our fathers could not go away
As overturned election results held sway
Help me, is it ''rule of law" or "law of rule"?
Whatever; surely, something has to rule
Power continued to suffer epilepsy
Education continued to suffer leprosy
Health became sick; security became weak
Bombings, kidnappings almost every week
Politicians are immune to the sufferings of the masses
Lamido Sanusi had to disturb them in their high horses
They threatened his job, called for his head
He called their bluff, held high his head
Election materials were stolen
National jinx yet to be broken
The blame game lasted for over a week
The end game shows that we are very weak
Zoning became the main election campaign
With which true nationhood we'll never attain
Nothing has changed; it is still same of the same
No fresh ideas or manifestoes; oh, what a shame
The elections are almost here
Noise of selections everywhere
Internal democracy or democracy of internal?
Democracy of internal or internal democracy?
Is the confusion really intentional?
Do you understand it or am I going crazy?
The economy worries me the most
In our minds it should be the uppermost
Excess crude and reserves are drained
By Salaries & overheads, nothing else is gained
Analysts & informed citizens are truly pained
Unprecedented oil revenues
Spent through many avenues
Recurrent salaries and overhead
We are turning logic on its head
The poor are hungrier
The rich are angrier
Neither hardly sleeps
My heart truly weeps
Yet, I see a silver lining
A flint of hope shinning
From the hearts of patriots
From the souls of compatriots
That have the willpower
That will never cower
Until they fix our power
And the ivory tower