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THE NIGERIA OF OUR DREAMS

 


THE NIGERIA OF OUR DREAMS

 

Nigeria we hail thee!

Our own dear native land,

Though tribe and tongue may differ,

In brotherhood we stand,

Nigerians all, and proud to serve our sovereign Motherland.

 

Our flag shall be a symbol

That truth and justice reign,

In peace or battle honour’d,

And this we count as gain,

To hand on to our children

A banner without stain.

 

O God of all creation,

Grant this our one request,

Help us to build a nation

Where no man is oppressed,

And so with peace and plenty

Nigeria may be blessed.

 

This was our national anthem used from 1960 till 1978 composed by Lillian jean Williams.

It looks like it foretold the future howbeit differently.

 

The Nigeria we looked forward to was one where truth and justice reigned.

A land filled with peace and plenty.

Where every man was equal and oppression was a thing of the past.

 

However,

What we have today is the exact opposite of every statement in this previous anthem.

 

The land our forefathers fought for and passed on has been desecrated.

 

Our lands have soaked up blood and swallowed up the bodies of our children.

 

 

Our rulers have committed a grave sin,

 

They have passed down a flag filled with the blood of the ones they swore to protect;

 

Green, white, green has become blood red.

 

 

Today,

We are running from the ones we were supposed to run to for help.

 

We are scared of the ones who promised to protect us.

 

Our leaders have gone rogue.

 

Peace is now an illusion.

 

Plenty is a mirage.

 

 

 

Parents are burying their children.

 

The Nigeria we fought for is nowhere to be found.

 

 

What is the way forward?

 

No man can do this alone

So we say

All hands on deck

It’s time to take charge;

 

 

 

Arise O compatriots,

Nigeria’s call obey

To serve our fatherland

With love and strength and faith

The labour of our heroes past

Shall never be in vain

To serve with heart and might

One nation bound in freedom, peace and unity.

 

Oh God of creation, direct our noble cause

Guide our leaders’ right

Help our youth the truth to know

In love and honesty to grow

And living just and true

Great lofty heights attain

To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.

 

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