Ode To My Independence Heroes

Being an ode presented by the poet when he addressed the Nigeria students in Egypt as the Secretary General of the Nigerian Students Union Egypt (NSUE), in 1999.

O fathers and mothers of the glorious past
Today your posterity shed tears of joy
In remembrance of that day yours of pain
Won the victory for our dear dear home
May their warm homes wherever they are
Be turned to the Gardens of Eden
And their noble souls might and broad
Be drenched in divine perfect peace
Inspire in us the refined thought
The strength, the love and selflessness
That we may serve with full knowledge
Nigeria - our African Pride
These we ask O Lord of the world!
On this day of double merriment

Muhammad Ajah is an author, publisher and socio-political analyst. He can be reached via [email protected]