The westerners eat Amala and Ewedu <br />We eat Akpo and Ofe Nsala <br />They dance Juju and Apala <br />We dance bongo and atilogwu the beat of life. <br />T^he Northerners speaks hausa whilst we speak igbo <br />They married with no bride price and dowry <br />But we marry with bride price and huge dowry. <br />Cut the man's hair low, short to remind him That <br />Marriage is never a bed of roses therefore he must look <br />After our pride, princess, prestigious priceless pretty queen <br />Who must painstakingly bear his name abandoning her <br />Humble background and journey with him amidst roses and bullets. <br />They wear buba and agbada in an architectural design <br />Darshiki from the north domain whilst we wear Ukwu george <br />They plate shoku, koroba and kpatawo and make beads round their neck <br />Igbo speak, yoruba frown, hausa dance, itskiri watch <br />Kanuri laugh, Ebira smile, Nupe point, Tiv demonstrate Fulani pick. <br />Idoma cry, Awori cry, Efik console, Ibibio comfort <br />Yet Unity we stand despite the cultural diversity. <br />One for all, all for one, we stand. <br />Bound to the humble land in hundred fold <br />Relevant is our culture and tradition <br />In defend shall we die and perish for our <br />Precious country.<br /><br />john chizoba vincent<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/unity-in-cultural-diversity/
