I Am Fulani Poem by Raimi Babatunde

I am a proud Fulani
Our culture is our heritage
When you loose your culture
You loose your life
Guide your culture with your might

No matter how affluent I become
In the ways of the white
I will still return home
To my age long tradition
The beautiful art of herdsmanship

I have travelled across Africa
With my destiny in my hands
You keep yours in your banks
My cows are my heritage
My tomorrow, my pride

What you peddle today
Is a false representation of history
The fulanis are not violent
We just want to do our thing
Just like you do your thing
In the coolness of your offices
Ours is in the field

We move with the tide
Where nature directs
Wherever we find peace is home
Apologies if we ever hurt you
Forgive if we trampled your farms

We are ready to make peace
Compensate to the last penny
To preserve the chord of oneness
That binds us together as one
One indivisible nation

Our diversity is our strength
In a very fine and blessed continent
The Fulani is a friend, not a foe
Let us unite my brothers
And make Africa great again