Niger Delta
NIGER DELTA
The Atlantic Ocean is your neighbor,
With its marine creatures in them
Your vegetations are your pride.
But the God of creation kept back something
In your earth, yes the black GOLD.
These have attracted the good the bad in
The name Exploration
Is exploration for the good all your children,
Still pursued, or the exploitation for the benefit of few
Every day vessels are loading out but none is
Offloading foods and drugs for your children
Deltas are howling for justice and equity
But the explorers and exploiters demand peace
Will it be too much to get schools, roads, and water
In exchanged for the black GOLD As a sign of justice
Will hostage taking bring development NO Deltas
But dialogue will, never stop crying for your Dues
Tell them it your rights and not privilege
For JUSTICE brings peace and not peace justice
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