AND SO WHAT? (THE COSTLY NEGLIGENCE)

A couple of intrigues in my Niger area;

I graduated with a 4.99 Cgpa

Society: and so what?

I can invent

I even built a model helicopter out of scrap and the dustbin

Society: and so what?

I am morally upright

I love and keep the laws of my father land

Society: and so what?

I work hard

Earning my money from my daily struggles

Society: and so what?

I shun bribery

I never meddle with corrupt practices

Society: and so what?

As a student I shun exam malpractice

I believe in the genuity of my ability

Society: and so what?

See I want to become a banker, lawyer or an accountant

I want to offer standard services to everyone in the society

Society: and so what?

I hope to take many kids off the streets

Ensure a hope for them and ensure they are educationally fit

Society: and so what?

Even though this terrain is not smiling

una mehn, I am just gonna keep keeping on

Society: and so what?

As a professional athlete I made sure I made my nation proud

I showed the competence and ability of Nigerians

Society: and so what?

I hope to ensure massive social support

Peradventure I rule my Nation I hope to raise many up

Society: and so what?

This is bane in our progress

In the Niger – area

The calamity of not appreciating the ideal

Has thrown us into shambles and bitter ordeals

We need to wake up

Bolaji Olaniba (2019)

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