Not a De ja vu

Not a De ja vu

The poet persona made use of a first person plural narrative technique, to converse with his fellow citizens to have a childlike protest an ongoing protest. 

He implores the citizen clamouring as one voice, to be tuned (a fearsome crescendo) to the extent that even the voiceless (citizens with no power{dumbs}, or with little power{twisted tongues, stammerers}) should be given voices (to contribute) to speak to the government (the dead deaf) who might know not what the majority are going through. 

To tell them what we are asking for is our right, visibly readable in our raised placard, (brailled in our raised hands) they should let food be affordable and enough, our mined crude oil be affordable, electricity in our country, let our security be a peace of mind, let our road ease our day to day activities. 

This childlike protest should not end in killings like that of the 20-10-2020 protest, at the lekki toll gate.

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