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Written by Tade Makinde Sunday, 05 February 2012
RNB crooner, Banky W, is about to produce a song which he wants all Nigerians to participate.
On the lofty project, he says “We can no longer accept this of ourselves. We are to blame for the leaders we put in office. We are to blame for the state of Nigeria. We owe it to future generations not to hand them the same Nigeria we are seeing today, or one that has deteriorated further”.
The musician believes that change can only come when Nigerians decide it should. “We have two powers as citizens of this country, the power to vote, and the power to protest.
“I was encouraged by the thousands of Nigerians that took to the streets to speak up for what they believe in. This is just the beginning.
“We must continue to protest, non-violently, using every medium possible until government starts to do what we expect of them. “We’ve shown our anger, by the next election, we can change things by voting for the kind of people who actually deserve it.”
With this in mind, Banky is teaming up with fellow associates of Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI) to create a song and music video that should inspire Nigerians worldwide to be a part of the change they want in the country.
“The song is supposed to express the expectations we have of our leaders, as well as what we expect of ourselves. The hope is to create a song that inspires each person to believe in the dream of a brighter future for Nigeria, and to play whatever role necessary to make that dream a reality”.
However, instead of just creating a song to preach to Nigerians, we've decided to give every Nigerian a chance to be a part of it, by allowing everyone to contribute lyrics to the song. The idea is for this to be the song created "by Nigerians for Nigeria" (suggestion: “by Nigerians, for Nigerians, about Nigeria”). We will upload an incomplete draft of the chorus idea for the song, so that everyone gets a feel for where the song is going musically. We'll then open up online mediums (Twitter, Facebook, email etc) to Nigerians all over the world to send in suggestions for lyrics.
The lyrics will be collected and vetted by members of the NLI class; the final lyrics will be used to craft the verses and the final chorus for the song... and the hope is that this song, created by Nigerians for Nigeria, will travel far and wide; and the message will be communicated to every leader and citizen of this great country...
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