JUST what has been happening, and who did we sin?, All morals and values bundled in a bin.
A word started this, though all seemingly good, that all ‘subsidy’s’ gone, this directed the mood.
A new dawn had emerged, reticently though,
The ebb of the Nation, just went with the flow.
As usual, the antics of commerce began,
And soon, it just dawned that there wasn’t a plan.
“He changed it for us”, not the plan we agreed,
But, we as a people, are full of deep greed.
Cos in our vast land, steeped with Sovereignty,
The Dollar overtook our own dignity.
Mama Blessing’s peppers, went up hundredfold,
Alhaji Yinusa’s vaults bulged full of Gold.
Nwokem, my brother goods price quadrupled,
Owambes continued without no scruples..
That Jerry curled ‘nomist is deep in the news,
With terms that just leave us all dazed and confused.
GDP, Net ratio, Interest rates and all,
The Almighty dollar, just refused to fall.
And deep in the Rock, they claim they’re not sleeping,
Us masses, all subdued, seriously weeping.
Shenanigans galore pervade the deep core,
of governance, its structures, and much more…
And so, our story goes on all the way,
Our Nation, bereft, us all stung in the fray.
We’ve consumed so much of this rancid array,
Don’t just curl in your corners to sit down and pray..
Olujimi Olusola III.
4rd March 2024.
