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| AT NEMBE KINGDOM HALL |
Youth ever taking heed
to the clarion call
In his sharp terrors voice cried the public
relation officer.
Attention! Attention!!
Attention!!! All ear alert
Shall we heed this
majesty’s invitation!
So we marched flying
off our prestigious head dressing
With so much adoration
admirers turned to look
As we arrived in the midst
of dames and nobles
In a sixteen feet tall
and many meters wide building
Decked with historical
educative works of art
At the platform sat the
chiefs high and lofty
Richly clad in their colorful
indigenous dresses
Gongs and drums laid
neatly on the floor aside
Awaiting the touch of
the melodious music makers
Seated forward in khaki
were the erudite organization delegates
From the heart of northern
Nigeria they had journeyed
With a rare victual of honor
conferment prepared for the king
The daughters of the
land cheerful faced
In immaculate white
blouses and double wrappers
Head gears dazzled like
young egrets in motion
We settled to await the
arrival of his eminence
And boom! The music went
off with the king in sight
The sceptre and flag
went before him and their bearers
All arose in honor of
the distinguish guest
Clothed in fine near
scarlet royal attire
With a rich red head
dress signifying his highness
Chains of bead dangled
down his neck covering his chest
Head hoary and face
placed the nature of a sage
The speaker announced
the entrance of the king and others
And his titles read off
in voice unwavering
Dr Edmund M. Dogaura
Mingi the XII Amanyanabo of Nembe kingdom
Former Minister of
petroleum Resource Nigeria
Former Chairman of OPEC
West Africa
Epitome of excellence,
a youth motivator
Applauses hesitated not
to follow each declaration
Young erudite delegate
in his well fitting khaki
Stood to unveil their
identity as well l as state their mission
In voice sound and
clear like the cry of Achilles in battle he read
To the left and right
high up on the wall were drawing
Of heroes past, their
inventions and attainments.
At the front behind the
king and his council laid
The drawing of the
Nembe warship of old
A dozen men paddling
steadily to the left
Beneath a raised roof
of thatch and canvas
Decorated with
triangular pieces of cut cloth of many colors
They sailed fearlessly,
ascending into better
A great kingdom seated
at the middle of the waters
All protocol duly
observed and all well settled
The king, eloquent in
speech, excellent decorum
A scholar of scholars
showcase his long years of learning
Speaking and
addressing, from experience and observation
Then youth, the chiefs,
men and women alike like a father
Urged everyone to prove
themselves before the Almighty
To retain their culture
and uphold the ancient landmarks
A long speech rich in
historical facts and events
Ended at last with
applauses of gratitude
And off again he went
on his own native tongue
A fascinating language
with its forceful and beautiful rhythm
The Ezon language would
make a strange smile
Again the music erupted
in a new dimension
The daughters of the land
arose to play
Gently moving their
tall back finely built figures
They moved with grace
as to express their innate art paddling
From the right to the left
and from the left to the right
As those on the waters
in canoes navigating
It was time for the
king to bid us farewell
“Noa O’ Mingi
Amanyanabo” the music resounded
The royal bell
announcing the King’s departure rang
Dangling from a long
metal pole of a sizeable diameter
This rested vertically
on the shoulders of two men
Eached clothed in large
wrapper toppled with long loose shirts
Felt shod in shoes of soft leather and harts
over their heads
The sons of the land
had all come in this manner
Saying goodbye to the
king as well as all dismissed.
boss this is grate ooooo
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