Friday, October 18, 2024

 FARE WELL, EBUBE NNEWI, GA NKE ÓMA EBUBECHUKWU ÚZÓ NDIGBO,, writing by Alaigbo Nwokem. 


"This world is not my home

I'm just a-passing through

My treasures are laid up

Somewhere beyond the blue

The angels beckon me

From heaven's open door

And I can't feel at home

In this world anymore"


Ebubechukwu Úzó Nnewi,i want to say a final good transition to you,as your JOURNEY back to mother earth begin.


You are a character that can't be defined just in one word,you are like an Elephant, Blind man touched your ear and shouted that you are Umbrella that protects one from rain fall.


A cripple touched your Leg and insisted, you are an IROKO. Though the grasses you walked upon tremble and call you suppressor,but it's just the weight of an Elephant.


A Poor man came to you and said you are ógba ógu umu ogbenye,because kama ógaghi ezó ,óbua nyónyó mmiri.


The Rich conspired to drag you down, but got overwhelmed by your gigantic physics and they tagged you Agada gbachiri uzó.


You came to this world, saw the injustice that graces the table of the Poor and you break the barrier of poverty at very young age and jump over getting Rich and became Stupendous rich , you allow those who longe for test of Life to wet their beak from your pool of resources.


"Oh Lord, you know

I have no friend like you

If heaven's not my home

Then Lord, what will I do?

The angels beckon me

From heaven's open door

And I can't feel at home

In this world anymore"


I remember your easy acceptance of truth, no matter how bad and had it is. 

My first meeting with you in Lagos, after the formalities ,laying the ground on what each of us dangle, i gave you my honest opinion about your Political pursuit that season which was brutally unfair,Instead for you to flay up , you laughed with sincerity and ask me , what is the Solution, which i told you

 " To continue,Aga eri ego gi and sabotage you, but that will be atonement for previous political transgressions ", you took it in good Faith and that made me to see something in you that is distant from many. 


You wrestled the whirlwind and overcome the enigma in POLITICAL suppression that shrouded our State polity,where one must play allegiance to certain musketeers to advance, you break the chokehold and render that conspiracy defective ,which many are enjoying today.


You took abysmal party and made it topnotch, starting from LABOUR PARTY, YPP where you took Senatorial conquest out of mega party and became the SENATOR,a feat that was  in class of it's own, your personal philosophy is onye ruó uka ófu na anya.


You reached a POLITICAL height even those that despise your charisma can never reach,and became the POLITICAL Dread for 2025, after many attempts you become a fearful potent on the field.


Onyem, whether you died at appropriate time as factored by God or by diabolical manipulation of those who felt you have risen above parameter, i can tell you, without swirling Waters in my Mouth, you have proved your worth Which is above every expectation, you have ran your own Race and have good results to prove your track. 


Go and rest in perfect is peace, especially what you have done to your MEDIA boys, you took many round the world when other politicians can't take their own to Abuja,you took them to witness the world with it's splendour ,a feat from a Man with future plans and plant.


 Your doings was the reason many joined you even in a Party with warts and multiple sore, where Ndigbo held as pariah but you cushioned the Effect and bridge the Gap.


You appointed many into National POLITICAL positions when other Politicians can't even appoint anybody into party caucus talkless of influential places, you brought development back to your hometown and I respect that man in you. 


Jee nke óma Distinguish with merit and i leave you with an Anglican farewell Ekpere na Abu

 "Abu 50- Ọ togboro n'ili.


Low in the grave He lay.


Verse 1

Ọ togboro n'ili-

Onye-nzọputam!

Nech'ubọchi ahu-

Jisus Ezem!


Kọrọs:-

Ọ siwo n'ili bilie,

Ọ meriwo ndi-iro-Ya;

Onye-nmeri nke ike ochichiri,

Ya  na ndi nsọ-Ya gachi ebigh-ebi;

Ọ bilie, Ọ bilie,

Haleluya! Ọ bilie!"


Mkpisi Ndi Egede, waving good bye to Amuna na Egbe Igwe NNEWI.


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