EGBA WA O, EBI NPA WA O

EGBA WA O, EBI NPA WA O

"Nigerians cry in unison, a chorus of despair

Who wrote this song we sing, with no end in sight?

Politicians, perhaps, who fan the flames

Of discord and division, with no cohesion in sight

Dollar and Naira, a jamboree in our land

Forcing us to dance to their tune, at their command

What's the difference between tamboree and jamboree?

Just empty words, as we suffer, you see

Egba wa oo, or ki epaa wa ooo, we cry

Save us or kill us, we're tired of asking why

Emilokan, where are the testimonies of old?

We did it in Lagos, but now our voices are cold

We lost our unity, our purity, our sense of right

Everybody's chasing seniority, day and night

ILE TO NLO ASO ROCK, a stronghold of power and might

But even angels from heaven can't fix our plight

Why? Because we're tribalistic, divided we stand

Hunger ravages the land, rice and beans, a luxury to hand

KILODEEE! we exclaim, as prices soar each day

Na so we see am, the seller's response, as we fade away"

"Tomatoes' price weeps tears of sorrow

Paper's smile has faded away

Eating's a necessity, a child's plea

School fees lament in a sorrowful sway

But still, our national anthem stands tall

A symbol of hope, in the midst of our fall

In this crisis of hunger and scarcity's grasp

The cow's value rises, as our bellies rasp

In a land of plenty, we struggle to eat

The cost of living soars, our future to greet

We sing our national anthem with pride and cheer

But the pangs of hunger, our daily fear"

By Abiola OlaOluwa

Poet & Author

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