Nigeria

Author: Okechukwu Iroegbu
Title: Let them hear...

Let them hear...
From the hills of Isuikwuato
My sleepy hilly land'e
From my new'est bride Uyo
To the ancient muds of Enugu
From Makurdi's Benue river beach
To those peaked crags of Jos
Let them hear...
As I dream of the undying
Lights of the Lagoon city
The snake lanes of Abuja
Cockcroachin' thru undergrounds
From the deserts of Damaturu
And the grasslands of Jalingo
Let them hear...
That I am a citizen of Owerri town
That my Calabar is very pretty
That Ibadan I adore so much
That Minna is a scenic beauty
That Kano makes much of the Suya I love so 
much
That Port Harcourt is really a city of liberty

Let them hear...
That I love you my Nigeria
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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March 6, 2016 at 8:44 PM
Okechukwu Iroegbu, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing, hope to see a new one from you again. LOVE LINDA
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November 23, 2013 at 2:44 PM
What a tour round Nigeria in just twenty-three lines. God bless Nigeria.
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November 11, 2013 at 11:29 PM
I love naija. What a boof, like this piece.
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