#Fact_ An Ode to Pa Wada Ejigah Omala youths have lost a true and dependable ally You came to us and lived among us You became one of us We gave you one to keep you warm That one gave you among others a son That son you brought back to us as our own to govern us That son you gave to Kogi as Governor But you remained with us as a reliable ally, father figure and listening brother You became part of us in our struggles for a better society Even though your son the cause he betrays, you gave us hope of a better tomorrow When Lokoja turned its ear against our youths, in Anyigba; your house they found solace But the struggle you have abandoned opting the path of your fathers Now Omala youths have been forsaken like orphans and no one takes us seriously as you did But while you were with us, we knew perhaps if you were the Governor: Omala would not have been without power supply for four years The streets of Abejukolo where you once found a home won’t be abandoned to potholes Our water pipes wouldn’t have been broken and abandoned for three years Perhaps you wouldn’t sell the collective destinies of our people to Ibrahim Idris to satisfy an ignoble godfather Perhaps you will not have appointed Alih Ajuh who turned our land to that of violence to become your commissioner representing the same land Perhaps you wouldn’t have awarded Abejukolo - Ankpa road for reconstruction and abandon it Papa, when on your journey to the great beyond, when you come across Ochala Om’Echi tell him the land has become a ghost of itself When you see Pa Haruna Onucheyo, tell him our land has been abandoned and IDA /ADA have lost their place in society Tell Abraham Odaudu that there are no more examples to follow and indiscipline pervades our land; both young and old Tell Pa Awodi that there are no longer Elders who speak the truth and damn the consequences Tell Musa Iyaji that our youths now prefer to become political thugs than go to school Tell Abuh Ochiba that the stranger he welcomed in line with our tradition of hospitality has become the enemy that now hunt our land and that what we have now are just loyal fathers Papa our hearts are full of grief but we surrender to the will of the almighty that you feared and worshipped Safe journey!! Omala weeps!!!
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 14:47:58 +0000
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