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And there was the case of a boy.
Hungry, he wrote a petition to his Senator
Who, humbly, tabled it before the Senate
For consideration just after he ate
A three-course Gbegiri, Tuwo and Oha
So a “Pellow-Nigerian” hater he won't be named,
He pushed for the boy’s own share of National Cake.

The Senate moved swiftly into motion
Committee of the whole devolved the issue
To committee of the small to make sure
That the boy, very soon, gets a good food.

Committee of the small returned to plenary
That a supplementary budget has been prepared
But not to be accused of “small–brother” rivalry,
The House of Reps must be made fully aware

My belle o! My head o!
My belle o! My head o!

House of Reps passed the issue promptly
To Committees on Budget and Agriculture
They sat for three days without failing
So, without much ado, budget passed on the fourth.

Order! Shouted the court in an ex-parte voice.
“You must pause until I’m ready and poised
To hear substantively, the boy’s State’s case
On being the boy’s main filler of plate.

SANs’ and unSANneds’ tussled and tossed
NBA President made an appeal to sheathe swords
Within a week ex-parte case was withdrawn
As State and Federation agreed to work in consort.

My umph belle o! My headi o!
My belle o! My umph umph headi o!

Pronto, the State also followed the motion
Of budget allocation, passing and releasing
The high speed it was done belies the notion
Of governments’ unresponsiveness to emergencies

Commissioner and Minster quickly dashed off
With aides in toe, to market to select the very best
Of foodstuffs and supervised as it was prepared
And finally food is ready to be eaten by the boy

His stooped head mocking their “notice-me” intentions
The boy died while waiting for a filled plate
The minister inquired to the name of the boy
He was called Ciroma Chukwuma Adekunle

My bel-umph-le o! My he-adi o!
My belle o! My he…

(Local Governance has been castrated by the state, so it didn’t feature and the press joined the jamboree once it was tabled before the Senate - - -> Dedicated to all Nigerian Children)

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