Let The River Flow Poem by Orifah Samson

LET THE RIVER FLOW
In the sacred name of pipe-borne water
They dammed River Ojirami
And with billions of naira
They laid pipes to carry it
From village to village
Long, they say, before I was born
Since I’ve grown a man
I see no water running
Any where
But year in year out
There’re budgets upon budgets
By Abiku leaders…
Who will tell them
River Nile runs from Egypt
All through Ethiopia, Sudan, DR Congo, Rwanda
And Burundi
Quenching thirst?
Who will tell them
River Niger flows from Guinea Highlands
All through Mali, Niger, Benin
And Nigeria
Quenching thirst?