By RASHIDAT AJAKAYE STRIDA
On a land where money has no value,
giving a child a fifty Naira note as a favour,
and the child reluctantly says “Thank you”,
a sachet of biscuits contains just 3 slices?
On a land where money has no value,
where the highest currency (1,000) cannot
afford a dropping litre of petrol,
fuelling your generator becomes a threat to feeding.
On a land where money has no value,
a tuber of yam is for heavy-pockets,
and light-pockets purchase Aboki’s fries,
ten Naira refusing to bring a Maggi cube home.
On a land where money has no value,
prudency becomes a rule and not a choice,
judicious spending is as a rigid rope
around the basic needs of hardworking folks.
On a land where money has no value,
a match box is three_hundred Naira,
a sachet of water is three_hundred Naira,
*can’t I buy just one?*
© RASHIDAT OLAMIDAYO AJAKAYE
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