Nnamdi Azikiwe

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line-height:115%">We were like sheep of the herdsmen

line-height:115%">No will, no warrior, none to speak as men or women

line-height:115%">Then, just like the evening

line-height:115%">As the burning sun finally sets

line-height:115%">Just like the Animal Farm

line-height:115%">When the animals claimed rights of theirs

line-height:115%">As the pigs arose to face men

line-height:115%">So did Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe rise to set us free

line-height:115%">A warrior among sheeps

line-height:115%">A Troy, indeed

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line-height:115%">If he were a spiritual leader

line-height:115%">Can’st we all be glad to be a disciple?

line-height:115%">Of such a strong spiritual man

line-height:115%">As I remember that blessed day

line-height:115%">When such blissful wombs bore the Nigerian Samson

line-height:115%">On the 16th day of November, 1904

line-height:115%">As the cock crows, in its African style

line-height:115%">And little boys and girls, like I, yawn in wake

line-height:115%">Not recognizing that this day will rise a man

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line-height:115%">Trained by the western culture

line-height:115%">Abroad, to sought for the seashells of knowledge

line-height:115%">Tell me what you know about Zik

line-height:115%">Was it the courage of a man?

line-height:115%">Or the patriotic heart of a mother?

line-height:115%">Oh, blessed is the womb that bore us a son

line-height:115%">Oh, blessed are the Ibos that raised us a warrior

line-height:115%">God bless the late Nigerian president

line-height:115%">Who died a man

line-height:115%">The strike of May 11, 1996

line-height:115%">A son of a clerk

line-height:115%">A heart of a lion

line-height:115%">God bless Zungeru

line-height:115%">The birthplace of our change

line-height:115%">God bless the land he passed through

line-height:115%">Because they changed to streets of gold

line-height:115%">God bless 1904

line-height:115%">Let no Nigerian weep that day

line-height:115%">For a Moses was born

line-height:115%">God bless Nigeria

line-height:115%">For we shall always remember

line-height:115%">The Troy of all times

line-height:115%">The Troy against all odds

line-height:115%">The Troy against all Europeans and Colonial Masters

line-height:115%">The Troy of Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe

line-height:115%">Now we sit to enjoy the rains of Independence

line-height:115%">Let’s make him our leader

line-height:115%">And remember him for all his works

line-height:115%">God bless Nnamdi Azikiwe

line-height:115%">May his soul rest in perfect peace

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