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“THE SACRED COWS OF THE FULA”

Culture is of no doubt; unique It also spells out life’s nitty gritty But the peculiarity of same must be taken into consideration Before some men wipe out our whole generation Though the Fula man lives for his cows Please let him also know that other men live for their farms No one weed can make a bush Nor can a drop of water make a brook. Before the legalization of bazookas for the sake of guarding the sacred meat What will be the fate of those who own the munching teeth? Cows for feast, a necessary pay by the bride, and show of might Are the fuels that drive the marauding quest of the fula man, I thought your dane guns and swords where for marauding wolves and intruders Instead you point and slash them on communities of settled farmers Leaving them in unwarranted stretch of trauma And in excruciating drama Well, least you slain us all and eat your meat; so your meat eats you The hands with the staff of authority hold the cane but they c

NIGERIA AND THE MENACE OF “VETERANS IN POLITICAL INEFFICIENCIES"

A veteran political actor, well known, seasoned political giant; the "Jagaban" has he his popularly referred to, made a downing statement while giving a charge on the campaign podium of the APC in Osun state, prior to the Osun state gubernatorial elections in August 2014. “Stand with your votes, baba acclaimed!!! And ensure you battle it out with any law enforcement agency that tries nonsense". I then scanned through the populace he was addressing and discharging orders to and it was one filled with our youths, able men and women plus the old. I asked myself where baba Jagaban's son is; at least he should take the lead if any tussle ensues during the then election. Oh no!!! I forgot, he should be far away in the western world and probably alien to the functions and culture of his indigenous Nation (Nigeria). The mal functionality that has wholly gripped Nigeria from the dispensation of our veteran political actors such as; Baba Olusegun Obasanjo, Mr. Asiwaj