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A Tribute To Nigeria's Independence....... A Case For A Nigeria State. by Itzfranc(m): 2:04pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
Nigeria: My Beloved Country (57 years independence anniversary) PART 1 Built upon the sweat of our founding fathers With a lasting hope of a foreseen but non-reliant future The Nation came into existence amidst much fanfare and anticipation from its diverse ethnicity and people Then came 1966, January 15; and The turbulent times began Military junta; the military regime; Ironsi – The unitary system National Military Government....... Central Government..... July 29, 1966 followed And the waters boiled high (on point) Northern anger; Pogrom; Ethnic outcry The vulture called out to his people Internal migration; Immigrants and Emigrants Everyone swapping to their right places Pogrom; Blood; Nothing is done on it Secession announced Tension everywhere; Aburi accord; Civil war 1967 – 1970 A people bent on secession; and A people bent on unity (as claimed); 'to keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done' The secessionist nation (Biafra) and the one nation (twelve states Nigeria) Both led by men, One of them pushed by his ego and heartfelt responsibilities; The other, subservient to his people; aided by his colonial masters and the west, and everybody else who had what to gain Biafra, Children – humans, starved and malnourished Women, assaulted and subjected to indignity Men, spirited by the dead hope they hang onto People, killed without account PART 2 1970 The war then ends; the vulture goes on exile “No victor No vanquished” the General announced The 3Rs; Rehabilitation, Reconciliation and Restructure Re-integration A battered people restored; against their wild hopes Their hope quieted; their spirits crushed, but not killed Then the times came From ‘71 The cankerworm, corruption, crept in; much as the years passed A subsequent rescind on the promise to civil transition The general remained; until the O.A.U summit ’76, A bloodless coup d’etat One of its kind; the general was exiled And the tranquil one comes Massive re-organization of the system Retrenchment; Dismissal; Sack letters Tranquility; Relative stability; but it is short-lived Two years on; another coup on the rails The fourth; the third bloody experience The tranquil one was assassinated; on a Friday; Radio announcement; martial music; little fighting Radio announcement; the take-over fails; the second-in-command appointed leader Investigations; Trials; Executions; Bullet riddled bodies The country is tense; the exiled General denounced – for alleged involvement The second-in-command settles Civil transition promised; but on a strict basis Time came; Elections conducted And the ‘First executive’ emerged; hands high aloft in the air The results are challenged; Rigged, was the charged The ‘First executive’ remained; as president A yellow period; the sun seemed bright; everyone quite eased But the cankerworm, Corruption; it never rests; it came back The officials; corrupt; a perfect excuse; the green fatigues returned PART 3 This time, it is the martinet; ‘83 The strict one; once a petroleum minister under a regime Implementations; war against indiscipline; anti-corruption charades; citizens up and doing Hunger strikes; the people complain; but no ease; Hunger has no ears Infrastructural reforms; the people learn duty; to queue All not fond memories; as they lasted their while And then ’85; the martinet is toppled; a palace coup The president comes in; Maradona; political Maradona The situation worsens Oil boom, Corruption; even more from the top; loot; OIC; scandals; Vatsa; Gloria Okon; Dele Giwa Corruption heightens; incoherent crimes; all from Maradona And he seeks to please, promising a return to civil government (’89) 1990; the failed coup; Orkar ’93; Moshood Abiola; annulment August; Shonekan; interim government; until December ’94 Abacha The terror; the tyrant Military junta in true form Corruption; arrests; even the second-in-command and his ally were not spared The Nation cries; Hunger; closed borders; sanctions; unchecked powers; the people suffer; human rights violated; campus strikes; student protests The rise of activists; Ogoni; Ken Saro Wiwa, falsely accused; executed More sanctions; commonwealth suspension Unaccounted loot (still being recovered); the cankerworm represented, in human form; and so it was Until the infamous apple and the famed Indian woman The tyrant dies; the Nation breathes again The quiet one is appointed The prisons are opened; the prisoners flood out; civil rule is promised The Nation gains some stability; Hunger reduced; Garri aplenty, bounty commodity PART 4 And then May 29th (’99) The day vested with democracy powers A blue era begins; the fourth republic The second-in-command, its first president A bright future anticipated But as the years passed, our hopes dwindled; it was what we saw then that we now see The cankerworm again; ethnic divisions gaining weight; corrupt officials; Ibori: alameighsia; EFCC records, and much amongst others All through until 2007, Money laundering; looting; corrupt ministers And the second-in-command still wanted a third term But for once the Nation was wise; vehement protestation; the ambition was thrashed Then the elections ’07 And the good one, the excellent one surfaced; Incorruptible, Accountable, Understanding; vision-naire extraordinaire; seven-point agenda; Declared his assets, announced his election as rigged, and worked for Nigeria The economy became stable; fuel prices dropped; money flowed; everywhere was green, for the first time; relative peace and tranquility; amnesty – the Niger Delta militants; dialogue prevails; full surrender But as usual the good ones don’t last He stayed his welcome and was taken; 2010; The excellent one died; the Nation mourned His vice took over; and the high hopes remained; the work would continue, so we thought and believed; and so it was until the vice was elected into office – his own tenure 2011, The era of the timid one Boko Haram (more pronounced); the fight against Ebola; corruption, the cankerworm regained its foothold; transformation agenda; all in their different spheres; As they remained over the years, Corruption became the system; money was loose; the dollar rose; fuel subsidy removed; the prices plummeted; tribal differences The corrupt ones reigned; the timid one was bottled; the sensible ones spoke out; but no one listened; the going was good, so it seemed; the nation got poor with its riches; the foreign reserve depleted 2015, Criticisms; the nation is divided; the South for one, the north for another; as the elections came high; a coalition of other parties formed; the political party holding the reins must be deposed; the flag-bearer for the coalition is 'the martinet' The elections generated tensions, The martinet must not fail, the north threatened; the elections would be considered rigged if he fails The timid one must not be deposed, the South conditioned; the South would wreak havoc if he is Tension increases; Elections postponed March 28 - 29; elections conducted; the nation divided in its unity, in brotherhood Results announced; 'the martinet' wins, at the umpteenth time of asking; congratulated by his opponent; Good signs; No strife But the people are divided, on opinion(s); it is the martinet again; some are apprehensive, the nation would go hungry again; some are optimistic, corruption would be stamped out - new times ahead. And then, Political tensions; political parties divided; as the era begins. Landmark; 100 days with no ministers (cabinet); the martinet embarks on a semi-world tour, U.S.A, Germany, UK......; Corrupt officials (on one side) rounded up; party defections rampant Borders closed; Recession announced in this era; Inflation The people shout; hunger; the people cry Instability; appointments and shuffles; Anti-corruption campaigns; political strifes and rows PART 5 So we are now as the years go by; the Martinet falls ill time and time again; the President's seat remains vacant; the worthy vice fills in, but not without disturbances from the presidential brothers; The martinet continues to be construed by his illness, His purported visions, unachieved Hidden corruption still on; the people suffer; state government versus workers; Bailout; Kogi, Delta, Benue....... And so we remain, a nation with an Ill man; while Aso rock vacant; unseen Presidents ruling; the people hungry; We, suffering; with little or no bright fate foreseen PostScript: This is not the Nigeria our fathers intended I speak as a Nigerian - For Nigeria. AUTHOR: ALKALI AMANA ATTA |
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