I'M THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, I'M RESPONSIBLE (A POEM)

We are responsible for what Nigeria is today.
We are all responsible for Boko Haram
We are all responsible for the billion dollar lootings since 1999.

We are responsible for the kidnappings in the Owerri and the killings in Plateau
We've been responsible since 1999.

For every moment an igbo man thinks of all hausa men as killers, he is responsible.
For the time i see a girl hawking on the streets when i know she should be in school, when i know i can help her, when i do nothing, i am responsible.

Each time every Adeboye thinks of every Obi as a greedy or shrewd man, he is responsible.
For every moment i allow the barber to leave a music video with half naked women playing before my son, i am responsible.

For every moment i celebrate a politician when he is right, and don't condemn him when he is wrong or vice versa, i am responsible.
For every moment i use curses and insults to disagree with even my blood brother, i am responsible for Nigeria.

For when i start a business here and grow it to multiple profits, employing some graduates, i am responsible for Nigeria.

We were all responsible for the historic and peaceful transition of power in 2015.
We are all responsible for Chinua Achebe's global prominece, for Tiwa Savage's fame, for Aliko Dangote's wealth today.

For the day Super Eagles will win the World cup, we are responsible.

Nigeria is my country, i am responsible for it.
For every moment i blame the government for my condition, i relinquish my power to create a better future for my self and Nigeria. They will do what they like with that power.

I am the goverment. It's not Aso Rock. I i'm the government of Nigeria.