Tuesday 30 August 2022

Massa Ain't Gone by Dele Farotimi

Massa Ain't Gone

Him’s just round the corner
Him own all of the corn
Cause him’s just a con
And him call me a coon

Massa left the “Nationalists”
Only three nations heard
Only three summoned
Amongst hundreds of nations

Independent anew
Lies planted in fertile soils
Food soon aplenty
Undertakers and carrion

But Massa ain’t gone
Alahu Akbar and hallelujah!
Red Cross and the red hued crescent
Massa is kind, simply to a fault

Massa ain’t gone to be sure
Our Demoncrazy is growing
Learning from the feet of Massa
The plantation is booming anew

Dele Farotimi

Dele Farotimi is a lawyer, a seasoned political activist and author. He is passionate about the birth of a new and better Nigeria. His book “Do Not Die in Their War” is a treatise on Nigeria’s contemporary political trajectories. He is a seasoned public speaker, member of Citizens’ Rally against Oppression (RAMINBA), and author. He was called to the Nigerian bar in the year 1999 and remained in active legal practice until his retirement in 2018 at the age of 50.

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