The price of Freedom.
How ready are we , oh Nigeria
To salvage ourselves for the green white green flag of freedom
To stand tall in unison against tyrannical
And corrupt practices of the political class
To say no to divisiveness of ethnical
And religious intolerance among ourselves..
oh Nigeria , Between 1949-1960
Our founding father sat down , defile all odds
And conjure the spirit of brotherhood
In unity , love, and peace
Gave birth to a new nation
called Nigeria,
The Most resourceful black nation on the surface of the earth
oh fellow country men,
Where lies the joy and dreams of 1960
How on the edge was the abundance resources
turned to a state of nothingness
How come was the enviable currency turned to a trash of purchasing power
oh generation of our time
The opion of our nationhood
is to have a free enterprise, enabling environment, security and social amenities of life
where all men could reach their goal and aspirations!
This is our generational struggle and challenge
That never again would anarchy, ethnical cleansing ,
tribal sentiment nor religious crisis reign in our land
That never again would we give in to war
and international proliferation
That on our part,
we would define our democracy according
To our values and morals.
That we would walk the walk
And promote humanitarian and egalitarian society
where all men are equal
That no tribe nor ethnical or religion will supersedes the law of the land
that hey;This nation has come to his evolutional level
That without prejudice
Nigerians for Nigeria
will pay the price for posterity and liberty
to make our land as the land of the free
And the home of the brave
to say in our diversity
Arise oh compatriot
Nigerias call o'bey
From loudness of mind to the soul of heart
By; JIDE ADESINA