EMPTY RICHNESS IN JENTA

 As a good observer, I've realized that there are some so-called families around the hood who proved to living a wealthy man's lifestyle.

They care less about who and what's happening to other families around, they hardly visit nor interact with neighbors, you greet them, they remain mute thinking you want to infect them with Covid-19, they always maintain a constant lock on their gates, they care less about the community gathering, better still they contribute nothing to the growth of the entire community.

Dear Family, 

If you possess such characters listed above, I'll strongly advise you to stop.

Life is challenging and something you cannot predict. You know today but only God knows tomorrow.

You can't continue to display such heinous attitude to the have not and still expect God to be happy. We're all humans and commanded to love one another just as our creator did.

We in Jenta have a common goal that makes us stand together (UNITY). I don't care what tribe are you (Irigwe, Berom, Tarok, Buji and even the non Indigens).

Unity in diversity is what we live upon and that alone has kept us. Be a conscience family so that you'll be remembered some day.

©Vanwest 2021

LET'S START FROM SOMEWHERE

 Yesterday, I decided to stroll around my hood (Jenta Adamu), I saw two little children walking home after school, I was convinced to ask them few questions.

Me: What are your names

Them: Simi and Rot

Me: What are you discussing 

Simi: Uncle our mummy said we should not spent time to return from school so bye bye.

Rot: Uncle Simi said I failed my assignment and she'll not give me her car to play with.

Immediately, they both ran away without even thinking twice. I want to let us know today that big achievement starts from little beginning. I was so happy to hear my younger ones discussing issues that could bring solution to the contemporary problems we're facing.

I was also perplexed because children are now challenging themselves towards greatness, but the question is how can we as parents invest in this?

As parents, we equally have a huge task at hand, we've failed in the past such that the society is now paying us back with crimes in all ramifications. But trust me, we can still revamp our lost glory.

- Teach your children more about your faith

- Teach your children morals not heinous attitude.

- Teach your children sex education.

- Start building them towards their goals and aspirations 

- Teach them how to separate good from bad and not to stop them from playing with neighbors. 

- Teach them about who holds the future.

We can rewrite our story by bringing the young generation into light.

©Vanwest 2021

NIGERIA

The green land of hope 

The stigma of conscience 

The fruits of pure heart and 

clean thinking.

Today we crawl in our culture 

No sympathy in our gesture 

Unfiltered attitude has eaten 

our hope. 

We lost confidence in our 

alma mata, building a 

chaotic mindset towards our

legitimacy.

The alms are dwindling in

the comfort of the elites 

thereby rewriting the history 

with the instruments of 

thuggery, the blood of the

innocent and the tears of 

the poor. 

The abused powers has no

room for interpretation rather 

the youths are glazed by the 

non mutual understanding of 

the system thereby hitting 

their ass in confusion to where 

we got it wrong.

We sing justice while we dance

with the garment of injustice 

we cover our shame in our 

places of worship with no fear

in our creator.

Our hope is Nigeria, we're the 

choosing generation, we can't 

be intimidated by the few wild

dogs, who dubiously embezzle

our wealth to create a new

heaven for their unborn children.

We can rewrite our story again 

only if the son of nobody becomes

somebody without the influence 

of nobody. 

When the palliatives meant for

the poor masses are giving to the 

poor in the true sense of it. 

When we unite our thoughts 

Towards achieving a common

goal.

When the Yoruba becomes 

an appointee in the land of the 

Kanuri. 

When we stop collecting 1000naira

and 10 pieces of Maggie just to vote 

Idiots into power. 

When we begin to embrace Nigeria 

as our hope despite our differences 

in culture, tribes and religion.

©Vandi Tanko 2020