Genre: Society, Political
Mr. President
Basically I’m just and ordinary kid pursuing education
Living everyday with no motivation due to my country’s economic situation
Dollar bills going up and everybody’s loosing hope in the Nation
Parents cannot longer pay their children’s tuition
Families cannot even afford an expensive vacation
Our standards have depreciated and turned into business as usual for these politicians
Who have severally failed to put action into their given manifestos
People now cook their stew with no tomato
People now walk from Lekki to Ikeja because there is no petrol
Sick people now take herbs because they can no longer afford Panadol
What a country! Nigeria! I haven’t lost hope
I believe one day, our grass would become gold
Bribery and corruption would become old
And citizens could be bold to say, ‘I am Nigerian’
People would no longer say, ‘I cannot’ rather they would be saying, ‘I can’
The name, ‘Nigeria’ would be said with much respect
Because my name is Victor a.k.a Mr. President
Name: Etinosa Victor Osai
Age: 17
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