NIGERIA @57: BEFORE THE BRIDGE IS BLOWN OFF

from Rhemaline

Through hot tears she was conceived

The blood of men were the sacrifice

And their lives the building block
for her existence.



Through pain and anguished-

She was delivered.

And there and there, the shofar blew!



Freedom was the only voice heard

It travelled through the thick and thin forest

And both the fowls and goats can testify of it.



It was the only song the birds chant

The only air creature breath

And the only light to the eyes.



The green and white flag

Singing the anthem,

Freedom! Freedom!! Freedom!!!

was the song.



Free in our kingdom. Freedom!

No longer a slave to anybody

Hope of a great nation on the horizon.



Kudos to the Heroes

Kudos to the Heroines

Who despised and placed their lives on the line.



The freedom is here!

But our kingdom is never tired of war

Neither is it free of the pang of tear.

Free from the external oppression

But still a slave to the internal oppressors

Where is our freedom? To this, no answer!



The drum of hatred sounds louder every moment

Our unity enjoys distance every minutes

And the joy once celebrated now turning to a history.



The rolling heads testified against the past

The bigotry and hate speeches sparks the fire

And (it is) about consuming our thick forest.



This country is shaking

The tide is against her

Her survival gets slimmer every day.



Now, there is a call for another freedom

Which calls for a question,

“Are we free in the first place?”

This is the only question we cannot but ask.



The unborn children are afraid to come to our world

Wishing death in the womb

If only the creator will be merciful to their cries



The story of woe

The gathering of the foes

Altogether want to turn down this boat.



We have crossed many bridges

The one ahead is about to be blown away

But must we destroy what cost lives to be built?



We have fought

We have disagreed

But we can always put aside our differences.


Let’s meet anger with sympathy

Hatred with Compassion

Cruelty with kindness.



Let’s not forget that the drum of war is easy to beat

But its rhythms are difficult to dance

We may see its beginning but not live to see its end


This country is not standing

Turbulent winds are against her

She might not survive.



Yet, she can survive!

We can breathe hope into her

We can once again rekindle the dying hope.



Words can break our peace

Enmity can burn our land

If we don’t back out, we may end in a ruin.



We must play our part

At every level of our endeavour

To uphold and reinforce the crumbling wall of our unity.



Let righteousness be our song

Justice, what we stand for.

And peace, what we embrace and preach!

After this darkest moment will come the light!


Hope is rising

Because you are one of the Hope of this country!

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written by Amao Isaac Sogo.
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DAY 3

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As I passed through the lawn of a beautiful garden very close to my colony, I was drawn towards the decoration at the top edge of the exit gate of the garden. The colours were all in green and white. This turned me conscious of the smell of Nigeria Independence Day. And right there, I was brought to a halt by a smile. I decided to taste the sweetness of the colours then I began a quick diagnosis on the meaning of the national flag. Anyone can make any kind of flag for any occasion or reason, but
necessarily it is a display of ideas, thoughts and intentions which would otherwise take many words to convey. It is a code of honour and dignity understood only by a specific group of people who stand for the same values and beliefs. It is a symbol of unity, a usual representation of a Nation’s
true essence and uniqueness. It brings an effulgence of reminder of the values and history of a country.

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Nigeria’s national flag is a vertical bicolour tri-band of green, white and green. The two green stripes represent natural resources, wealth and richness and the white band stands for peace.

From this basic representation, green signifies productivity, Nigeria is a “blessed beyond measure” country, a land flowing with milk and honey, a land of productivity, a land that gives her fruits in her season, Nigeria is not a nation that siphons effort, neither does it allow toiling in vain, barrenness is
not in her nature. Nigeria is a nation of great yield.

The white represents peace. A wise man once said “better is a dry crust with peace and quietness than a house full of feasting with strife”. Peace is a factor inexpressible but yet felt expressly. There is nothing better than living in peace, an environment where orderliness is the dictate of the day, a place where serenity can unite people of
varying perception even more than streams of blood. Even the creator of the universe dwells in peace.

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Nigeria we hail thee! Howbeit, the true essence of a country is not just defined by what it is but what it should be. Listening to the echoes behind these colours, it is high time we arose to the
reality of what they stand for, letting it permeate various territories, mindsets and beliefs of the nation so that they can be upheld. This is the only way we can stop talking about the glory of the past, and walk in the present reality of true freedom and liberation.

Gathering about the scattered plots of my thought, I came to the conclusion that the first day of October is not just a day of reminder of independence from slavery and colonial rule, but a day to define more how close we are to true freedom.

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Nigeria My Country
Our Father Land
The serie so far
Day 1
NIGERIA @57: BEFORE THE BRIDGE IS BLOWN OFF
EMANCIPATION OF THE MIND
IT ALL BEGINS WITH A SHIFT
Day 2
MY COUNTRY
POEM ON INDEPENDENCE
FREEDOM IN JUST ONE PERSON
LIBERTY
THE LENS OF HOPE
INDEPENDENCE: THE PLACE OF THE CHURCH
TRUE FREEDOM
Day 3
YOUR INDEPENDENCE
THE DANCE OF OUR FATHERS
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