1st of January, 2012 was just not a significant
as in it being the start of a new year.
1st of January, 2012 was more than the picture of
the day of fireworks.
1st of January, 2012 was not just a day the
wishes: “HAPPY NEW YEAR” and the monotonous response: “SAME TO YOU” flies
carelessly the sky.
1st of January, 2012 was not to be the day of
stand – taking and stand – retaking – the senselessly abused ‘NEW YEAR RESOLUTION’
when we fashion mission plans that never live to see January 3rd.
Indeed
1ST OF JANUARY, 2012 was a date in history.
1ST OF JANUARY, 2012 was a day when a band of
locust resolved to declare that a blossoming field would be entirely devoured.
1ST OF JANUARY, 2012 was a day when fireworks and
fun fare gave in to the tsunami of muffling government policy.
1ST OF JANUARY, 2012 was the day the beasts in
AGUDA HOUSE decreed that the little man irking out living must die naked.
1ST OF JANUARY, 2012 was the day the gluttonous
errand boys and girls of the erstwhile intruders decided to ‘chop di Akamu tewe tewe’.
1ST OF JANUARY, 2012 was the day tear of regrets
flow endlessly from the brigades of “FRESH AIR” and “TRANSFORMATION”
I tell you this again:
1st of January,
2012 was not just a day the wishes: “HAPPY NEW YEAR” and the monotonous
response: “SAME TO YOU” flies carelessly the sky.
We left 2010 with a hope and fervent wish:
“MAY THE BOKO OF THE HARAM GO WITH PHARAOH INTO THE RED
SEA!”
We opened our mouths in unionism to chorus “A-M-E-N!”, but
before we are done, the news splashed. Subsidy was gone!
We did not ask for subsidy. Did we? I do not remember any
‘TOWN HALL MEETING’ where the ‘townspeople consented that we are subsidized!
Then, why do we have
to be subsidized in the first instance?
Oh! I see…
We needed to be subsidized because our refineries are not
working!
Ah-ah! Why are the refineries not working?
Why would they work when some immune and unquestionable
cabals chop from the wrongs in the
sector?
How is this possible? Are they greater than the people? The
country? The constitution? The government?
Oh! They are the ‘people’! They are the ‘country’! They are
the ‘constitution’! AH! They are the ‘government’…?
I do not know what else to think of…
But these I know:
A people will arise!
A people who have been long abused!
A people who have long been over-used!
A people who would have no more of their exploitation!
A people who are not hopeless or helpless!
OH!
I see a people rising up!
I see them on the Pyramids in Kano!
I see the cattle fly from them on Mount Obudu!
I see them on the wings of River Osa!
I see them pulling the strongholds of Okija!
I see Zuma in ruins before them!
I hear them chant:
“SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE RUINS IN THE
SYSTEM!”
“TO HELL WITH THE LOCUSTS!”
“WE MUST NOT DIE NAKED!”
Hear,
They do not ask for so much:
Just affordable oil to run their wheels!
Fair pay and wages!
Right to affordable and qualitative education!
Senseless and politically masterminded bombings and
killings!
Are these too much to ask?
With 1ST OF JANUARY, came a new generation – a
brave and strong!
No hunger shall break their ranks!
No ethnic divide shall split their resolves!
Till our throat shall regain its gift and sense of laughter,
this generation will fight on!
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