MUNA

Growing up to be an adult, I've watched so may exceptional film production made by Nigerians better still acted within and abroad, capturing both the Indigenous and foreign actors and actresses.
Today I closely watched a sound and magnificent production with the title MUNA, have you watched that too?

As a storyteller, I wish to introduce this file in a brief using the first character.

As a child, Muna (Adesuwa Etomi) is trafficked into a life of slavery and abuse. All grown up, she finds love but wants revenge and learned new skills to help confront the human trafficking ring that has various individuals from different races across the world. In one scene, she leaves a thinly bloody inscription of “Stop Human Trafficking” on the forearm of a man after killing him.

I meant to understand that there's hope in all you do only if you less depend on man and focus on God. Bad people,  situations, and circumstances are inevitable in this life but your faith shall be your solid ground to stand and fight.

Ndoka’o ga ga Ene

It happened on a black Tuesday afternoon 2014, when the magpie brought a signal that changed the mode of men to sorrow.

I don't want to be nonchalant towards my attitude to ask God why he took you away on this day because I know he who holds tomorrow is greater in all ramifications.

I could remember vividly you left me in the morning and my last conversation with you before the twin bomb blast, you told me you'll get me the best taste of banana from the Taminus market. I laughed and said Ene you can lie for Africa.

Simultaneously, I heard a sound thousands miles away, I began to put a call through, the last message I received was the news of your death.
I cried and wept in anger but nobody availed.

I really want to talk to pull those smiles in you again, you were more than just a friend but death stole you away from me. I need a moment to tell you Ndoka’o ga ga Ene (I love you Ene) from the debt of my heart.

I know you're smiling where ever you are, reading my message and always remember me in that paradise.

©Vandi247
20/05/2014

DEAR MANDY

My heart bleeds the very day i set my eyes on you, I hear the sound of a guitar stringing the melody of my intention.
I tiptoe in my innocence to get the ideal view, behold I feel a connection sparkling, I can feel the chemistry at the pick.

You smile in nature, swinging your hands in culture, you never cease to amaze me even in your morning hours.

If the world says you're not beautiful but to me you're the most beautiful lady I've ever seen, you may not be intelligent to men but to me you're the most intelligent lady I've ever seen.

The day is bright but all I can see is your shadow soaring, I can see your footsteps changing giving back the sign of sincerity and benevolence.

I'm innocent and I need the virtuous part of you to complete my Divine moment, I need your pure heart to put forth my clean thinking.

I don't want to die in the coma of admiration, I don't want to die in conscience of your memory.
I need you
I need Mandy
God bless your beauty
©VanWest

ADSU CLASS OF 2019 - POL SCI

    Adamawa State University, Mubi

   Department of Political Science
             Class of 2019

JUST BE YOU

Remember, you don’t need people’s endorsement
to be happy, I meant to understand that happiness
comes from within, it sprinkles when the heart is
pure and the thinking is genuine. It's Normal that
people will have issues with you in life but guess
what, it’s not about you, it’s about their insecurities.
Just be sure you haven’t hurt anyone.

Some people today create garbage for themselves
and when it hot, they tend to look for where to dump it,
do not be a dumping ground for garbages, You don’t
have to prove anything to anyone because no man
is meant to be accounted for. Let them go and seek
your approval only from the mosthigh.

©Vandi247

THE SECRET

I'm human I know my strength and my weakness, I measure the risk in my life journey that leads to puting on the Barrette to stand for the struggle.
I'm not too ambitious as they say but I can't live without a vision, I conceit my daily hand work and ask for God's blessings.

The journey is never easy but at a point someone has set the pace, I scowled at many but lately realised they have a part to play in the journey as such they're jovial is disguised.

I have no idea on what tomorrow holds but if you ask I can tell you I know who holds tomorrow, situation changes but he remains the final word.

I know the secret to changing the narrative, because a tree can't boost to be superior when the forest is burning.
You need the secret to live and Christ is the secret to the fullest.

©Vandi247

THE PANDEMIC PALAVA

 It's no longer a news that the pandemic virus known as COVID-19 emanated from China as an epidemic has now become a pandemic that's ravaging the entire world today, this has placed the Government of various states in the level of confusion thereby destabilizing the yearly forecast, predictions and budgets established to be achieved by various States in the same year.


Nigeria is not an exception, the pandemic virus began with a single individual said to have paved his way into the country from Italy known to have an outstanding cases.

This was overlooked by the Government thereby giving it less attention and also ignoring the measures meant to have been taken even at the earliest stage of the single case that all hands should have been on deck.


Today we have about 3000 cases justified and reported by the National Center for Diseases Control (NCDC) on the 5th May, 2020. This has got me worried in a country with about 4.1% poverty rate where do we start from.


After the permutations and the harmonization of brains, measures were fully subscribed by the government of the federation which includes; the lock down policy. The question today is how are we sustaining the lock down policy in other to curtail the Virus?


Here comes the Palliative...


Since the days of old, the masses lay down their right reciprocally for the state to protect them, this has brought us to today's state of being.

The palliative so to say is not a privilege rather it's the right of the citizens to Have that at their quota. The federal government has sent in huge amount of resources which aimed at reducing the hardship facing the vulnerable citizens who have been indoors for the sake of the Lock down.

My question here is that, who are the beneficiaries of the said palliatives provided by the Government either the federal or the state, how are they being given the palliatives, what is the ratio and where is the point of distribution?


Just like Senator Muhammed Ali Ndume called for the questioning of those assigned with the responsibility of distributing the palliative materials,

I assure you that if this palliatives were distributed the way it ought to, people at home would have been committed towards fighting the pandemic unlike what we're seeing today.


I applaud the individual and group of individuals who finds it deem fit to contribute their quota by distributing some palliatives to most vulnerable people on a personal note, I've seen many people performing the role that government should've but still failed to.


I am calling for the prob of those responsible for the distribution of the palliatives at all levels.


©Vandi Tanko

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