WHY AM I BORN NIGERIAN?

I am a Nigerian

Born of Nigeria

Why am I born of this Nation?

Why am I born a Nigerian?

Why am I born of this country that lies at the west of the African continent?

Why am I born Nigerian?

I could have been born Ghanaian

I could have been born Egyptian

I could have been born South African

I could have even be born American, Asian or European

But I am born of Africa

I am born Nigerian

But why oh Lord?

Why did you make me Nigerian?

Do you hate me this much?

Did you destine me to be inferior to others?

Am I purposed to live in penury?

Am I?

If not, then why did you choose to make me Nigerian?

You could have made me someone else, other than a Nigerian?

Why am I born a Nigerian?

Am I born so that I can live in poverty?

Am I created to endure corruption?

Am I born to live in fear and insecurity?

Am I born to endure tribal wars, religious intolerance and terrorism without end?

Am I born to live in inflation and a shattered economy?

Am I?

If not, then why am I born of a country where nothing works?

Why then am I born a Nigerian?

The average Nigerian lives below $2 a day

The life expectancy of a Nigerian is 47 years, the lowest in the entire West Africa

Her infant mortality rate is 91.54

It is scarcity, hunger, poverty, unemployment and premature death for the average Nigerian

Yet I am born Nigerian

For what reason?

I am born Nigerian for such a time as this

I am born Nigerian for a purpose

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven

I am born a Nigerian for a purpose

A divine purpose

A purpose to show forth the glory of the Lord

In this Nigerian Socio- economic adversity

I was born to make changes

To turn the Nigerian order

The Nigerian order from despair to hope

From visions to reality

From poverty to prosperity

I was born to be above the tide

To improve the lives of people

To take my nation Nigeria from obscurity to lime light

To move Nigeria from an indebted nation to an economic giant

To move Nigeria from a consumer economy to an innovative and creative nation

To turn around the sufferings of my people Nigeria and restore the Nigerian dream of greatness

I was born for such a time as this

I love me country

I love Nigeria

I am proud to be a Nigerian