This famous historical poem about Light out of the Tunnel is in celebration of one of the Akwa Ibom State nationalist.
This well-known historical poem, Light out of the Tunnel, honours a patriot from the Akwa Ibom State. Christian Poems that will Strengthen and Uplift Your Faith
Light Out of the Tunnel
[Tribute To Chief The Hon. Nyong Essien, 1892 – 1976]
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 our independence.
A true son of Uruan Inyang Atakpo he was
He whose roots couldn’t deter
Who says the Ibibio are minorities?
For when his peer was 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 supersede
That our past, we shall always 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.
The 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.
Nsikak Andrew, 9th January 2007 & 25th June 2007
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