Light Out of the Tunnel a Tribute Poem to Chief the Hon. Nyong Essien

 

Every village, state and nation has their national heroes. Light out of the tunnel is in celebration of one of the Akwa Ibom State nationalist. Poem for Ibom Connection in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

This tribute poem is for historical purposes. It is to remind the yet unborn generation that there were people who fought gallantly to give us a better society that we now live in. Ibibio Heritage Poem on Eka Ibim

Celebrate with us here the late Nsom of Uruan. Short Poems about Ibibio Delicacies

In the dark age of colonialism

A candle lit in the tunnel

As a guiding light to emancipation.

In the robe of our nationalist dream

A candle rode among our great nationalists

With one voice to seek for our independence.

A true son of Uruan Inyang Atakpo he was

Him whose root couldn’t deter

Who says the Ibibio are minorities?

For when his peer were far asleep

He arose like a towering Iroko tree

With a foresight that buried colonialism.

Father of Nigeria Legislature

The power of laws you uphold

That we shall ever be one entity.

Founder of Ibibio State Union

Our land you filled with the educated

For your thoughts, we have seen the light.

First President Eastern Regional House of Chiefs

Our traditional customs and values you supersede

That our past, we shall ever tell in the future.

The Nsom of Uruan

Among your people you accepted their honour

For an illustrious son they say

Is known by the honour in his land of birth.

True son of your father’s land,

Akwa Abasi Ibom says sung sung-o

Nigerian says thank you

For the faith you kept makes us one nation.