A board member of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Orok Otu Duke, has released a poem reflecting on the #EndSARS protests, with a call on Generation Z to make their voices heard.
The poem, titled “#EndSARS: 20-10-20 (for #GenerationZ)”, was made available in Abuja.
In the work, Duke acknowledged the pains suffered by many families whose means of livelihood were destroyed during the protests. He also noted that genuine dissent was distorted by “vagrant and migrant deviants” who, according to him, dislocated and disparaged the original intentions of the movement.
He, however, urged young people to take control of the narrative.
“You now have the microphone, be our megaphone, melt the quagmire, acquire the pedestal, in places of your natal. You need to be heard, go on and beard the lion in his den,” part of the poem read.
Duke further advised the youth not to remain trapped in the memories of the past.
“You cannot stay trapped in one moment forever; let memory loosen its grip,” he wrote.
The politician and NDDC director also employed metaphors to comment on leadership and the aftermath of major societal upheavals, noting that when a mighty animal falls, different groups emerge to join the feast.
Duke, a Cross River indigene, is a known politician who currently serves on the board of the NDDC.
