Uwaila Poem by Okoemu Okoemu Okoemu

Uwaila



Uwaila,
Just another statistic
So, if i were Uwa
So they would forget me
And if Uwa was you,
You will be forgotten too
Her file is just there now
If Uwaila was the Governor's daughter
Wouldn't her culprits be rooted out
In matter of days?
Now, because it was Uwa
Justice went on leave
She didn't matter
A future mother killed
It doesn't matter
A future Okonjo Iweala killed
It doesn't matter
Just because Uwaila was not from GRA
Just because she was not residing in Aso Rock
Even aluta in Uniben never coughed for Uwa
Let alone Osadebe to respond
And now, it is Ini
Raped and murdered
Is your governor Ini, as weak as Uwa's
Will justice there go on sabbatical?
Uwaila had want to read in a quiet place
To be able to graduate as you too Ini
As you had left with your file with the hope
Of getting a job
In future to be as Iweala or Akunyili
But like Uwaila, it was the end
Heaven is suppose to collapse upon earth
But because you are involved
Will it not still be as Uwaila's?

-Okoemu Okoemu Okoemu, Sane-madman

Uwaila
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Raped and murdered
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