Thursday 1 October 2015

The Land is GREEN

If you don’t know, the land is green and greener shall it become… Amen.
Happy birthday Nigeria ...but you are getting too old o…lol.  Friends, I love my country, I no go lie, is just that sometimes Naija can vex someborri shaa. But this day, I chose to look away from all the challenges and wahala in Nigeria and look on to God who holds the future of our country and give him the glory for the assurance of taking our country to where it is meant to be and I know deep in my heart that the journey has fully become and Nigeria will rise again… sure, the process has begun.
Are you part of the process of Nigeria’s rise? What role are you playing? You can’t be at the corner just waiting and watching to see what becomes of our blessed nation. All hand should be on deck to move Nigeria forward. You may not be the president or the governor of any of the 36 states of the country, it doesn’t make you less Nigerian than those who are. It doesn't make you less responsible for the growth of our nation. We all have a role to play no matter how small or big. We all exist somewhere… what is important is that we live right there, keep our morals up, effect positive changes where and when possible and impact as much as we can.

At the just concluded all African games, every time the Nigeria anthem was sung as a result of a Nigerian athlete winning gold, I look at the face of the athlete and I see pride written all over his/her face. Many of us have never had that kind of feeling. We should seek it, I must say it is a beautiful feeling. As a corps member truly serving my country in the NYSC, I felt it; embedded in it is a feeling of responsibility, a call to serve and maintain self dignity. This reminds me of the saying: “we should not wait for what our country will do for us instead, we should focus on what we need to do for our country” (something like that shaa...) and I must add that the pride comes more from what we do for our country. There is no doubt things are not yet all right at the moment, but I am confident that it can only get better.
Now I am not happy for this one thing: you know how much I love cakes on birthdays. Today Nigeria is 55 yrs old and everybody is talking about celebrations. Shouldn't there be a cake for Nigeria or should I say a “National Cake”? (***BMF Wispers to me*** "There is".) When then will I get to eat this national cake seeef? Is it when Niaja becomes 60 or 65 or…? Na wa ooo! Lol… I just have longa throat sometimes. You know what? Even if there is a cake, we should share it amongst ourselves so that all may have a fair share.
My prayer for all of us this day is that we will get to celebrate together still in this country, the Birthday of the Nigeria of our dreams – (a greater, better and world-class nation) 55 years from today.
Do have a beautiful celebration and holiday today and very importantly a splendid Month of October.

Cheers! 
Let's paint the town GREEN joooor!

26 comments:

  1. happy independence to your...paint it green very well..lol

    Glowyshoes's blog

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    1. Why not? But I can't be alone on this, you need to join me o...

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  2. Nice write up. Happy independence to u Ugo and your readers.
    Happy New Month as well

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  3. Yayyy! The Land Is Green. Happy Independence
    www.alabekee.com

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  4. Yes, the land is green! Lovely post.

    Happy Independence, Ugo.

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    1. Same to you Nwamaka... Hope you painted your area green?

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  5. Your theme is green already sef. You too like cake, hope you dey take Agbo Jedi? Lolz

    Happy new month and happy Independence

    Bolateethole.blogspot.com

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    1. Yaaay! my theme is Green... It all makes sense baa?
      I take gbogbonishe instead. Lols

      Cheers!

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  6. And I baked three cakes sef...
    Happy Independence day, spent mine at work sef.

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    1. Mami... you seef! 3 cakes and none for me? Na wa o!
      Work on democracy day? That's the spirit o... under the sun or in the rain... Lol.
      No wonder sefs boku sef.

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  7. Your blog is even green you rep naija finish.. Happy independence day to you all.





    Www.trendwithgloria.com

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    1. Abi... I rep NaijaNaija aspa Nigerian Ambassador on Blogsville.
      Lol... I am loving this.

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  8. Happy Independence day kwa. Wait o, e be like say we forget say yesterday na new month o. Nobody, not one soul (okay, my baby tho') wished me a happy new month.

    And yes! Green will we paint it. Oya na....

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    1. Guess you didn't read till the last paragraph of this post... I wish y'all a splendid October. How better can you expect it? But you know that it is not out of order if the Independence celebration takes the shine away from others.

      Anyways, happy new month once again especially to you Esther.
      Cheers!

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    1. Some have eyes but cannot see, some can see but have no eyes, bee has eyes but cannot see that is why she is just seeing this post...
      Lol.

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    2. So you said this about me? Your cane is in the cooler

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    3. We already know the land is green jor troublesome UGO

      Since monday winners people have been giving me tract oooo and I will bring today's own to you becos I haf tire

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    4. I am grateful... At least, you still consider me a candidate for heaven. **SmileS**

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  10. First timer here, I hope a bell rings for me doh.....'Clears throat)... Nice post n like the way Naija was represented in ur post... It can only get better..

    Cool blog you got der also.

    www.lexhansplace.com

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    1. I will call you Lex... Welcome to this space... Yeaa, you do get the bell of blessings - gbaghan gbaghan gbaghan... Lol.

      Thanks for coming around. Ensure that you feel at home here...this is our home.

      Cheers!

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