OILY BUSINESS
You struck oil,
Now everyone wants a piece of you,
They all want in on the action
So many of them come bearing Trojan horses
Hope you’re taking lessons from Niger Delta.
We’ve not even seen a barrel of oil
Yet the squabbles and quarrels have already begun.
Who is really in control?
Have we put measures in place
For this oily parade?
Legislation
And other foundations
Move in at a trickle,
Snails playing catch up with
A frenetic oil craze.
An oily blessing
Or an oily mess?
Is this an asset
Or a liability?
Jury’s still out on that one.
Are we really prepared for this oily business?
Have we catered for the poor fishermen?
Have we taken into consideration
The wetlands and fragile ecosystems?
Are we well equipped for this oil task?
Are the towns prepared for this oil boom?
The oil necromancy,
A dream come true
Or a nightmare unfolding?
Please tuck in your shirts
And pull up your pants,
Do hold onto your hats
For this oily trip has just begun.
Measure not the work
Until the day’s out
And the labour done.
I love this piece. Its amazing how much noise is being made about the oil boom but policies are not being implemented to ensure it doesnt bring more harm than good. Keep it up man!
ReplyDeleteIf handled with selfless virtue, we'll really make a headway. The reverse will be destructive.
ReplyDeletearmah,seems all the selfless ppl either jst up nd left or dey do not hav any influence in dis country.i do not see any selfless ppl out der.jst a bunch of ppl lukn out 4 themselves and how to get sme bread....
ReplyDeletedave,dis so called messiah of an oil find is goin 2 bring trouble.gnpc nd exxon mobil are @ loggerheads.are we nt a lafn stock?hmmm...
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